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Donald Trump: “They spent $993 million on the catapults trying to get them…”

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 35:27

They spend 900. This is not on my watch. So, you know, if it was on my watch, I would be very quiet about it. I would be talking about it. They spent $993 million on the catapults trying to get them to work. And they had steam, which works so beautifully. And it has for 50 years. Right. So we're going to go back. Seriously, fellas, I want to make that change. (35:27–35:34)

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Asserts that $993 million was spent on catapults for aircraft carriers.

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