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Donald Trump: “They had 200 airplanes. They're all gone. Every one of them.”

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

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President Trump Hosts a Cabinet Meeting, Jul. 31, 2026

Published | Video Starts at 46:56

I mean, what's big? They had 159 ships. That was their entire navy. 159. Their entire navy is laying at the bottom of the sea. I'd say that's going big. They had 200 airplanes. They're all gone. Every one of them. They're not one airplane. They had anti aircraft weaponry. Very good. But it didn't work. And it's all gone. Their radar is all gone. Their leaders are all gone. (46:56–46:59)

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Asserts that Iran's 200 airplanes have been destroyed.

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