Donald Trump: “Their air force is gone. Their navy is gone. They have 159 ships. Every one of them is right now at the bottom…”

“That will never happen. That's already fait accompli. Our great sailors and naval aviators have fought heroically to annihilate their military. They have no air force. Their air force is gone. Their navy is gone. They have 159 ships. Every one of them is right now at the bottom of the sea. Lying at the bottom of the sea. Their radar is gone. Their anti aircraft equipment is all gone. Their missile and drone manufacturing capacity is way down. It'll soon be gone.” (23:39–23:49)

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