It was embarrassing, frankly, during my campaign, before the election. November 5th. After that, it all changed. After we won, it all changed. Now we have waiting lists with record numbers trying to join the US Navy and all of the armed forces. We have literal waiting lists. And I'm pleased to report that 2025 was the Navy's single best recruiting year in many generations. That's pretty good, isn't. It? (25:10–25:16)
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