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Donald Trump: “I'm building the aircraft. I'm building a lot of things.”

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

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President Trump Participates in a Troop Visit and Remarks on the USS George Washington

Published | Video Starts at 32:32

And these people are incredible, who maintain the largest and most complex machine ever built, are amazing mechanics and engineers on the. And I asked you, captain, you know, I'm building the aircraft. I'm building a lot of things. But I said, captain, you got to tell me something. I know a lot about these ships. I know a lot about these things building. I want to know catapults. (32:32–32:36)

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Asserts involvement in building aircraft and other unspecified things.

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