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Donald Trump: “If we didn't rebuild our military in my first term and now…”

Featuring: Donald Trump, Republican | President of the United States | National

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President Trump Gaggles with Press on Air Force One, Nov. 14, 2025

Published | Video Starts at 25:00

We did it. And Iran is a different place. By the way, Iran wants to negotiate a deal too. Everybody wants to negotiate with us now. If we didn't military strength, If we didn't rebuild our military in my first term and now we continue to do it. Biden dissipated it by giving a chuck to the Taliban. Not a good idea. But you know what the good news is? It was a lot, but relatively very little. (25:00–25:05)

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Claims that the U.S. military was rebuilt during his first term and continues to be strengthened.

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