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Donald Trump: “It was supposed to cost 3 billion or less. And I think it…”

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Donald Trump delivers speech at rally in Texas

Published | Video Starts at 45:56

They used to have it in different compartments all over the place. So people couldn't figure it. The whole thing is under the tower now. Maybe by now they change it, but they had a 10. It was supposed to cost 3 billion or less. And I think it ended up at $18 billion for one ship. One ship that's improperly designed. It's very sad. And I caught a lot of things, and fortunately, some of them I was able to do a lot about, like, don't build it this way anymore. (45:56–46:05)

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Asserts that the cost of an aircraft carrier was supposed to be $3 billion but ended up at $18 billion.

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