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Donald Trump: “Three years ago, nobody had any idea that [drones] would be…”

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

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One-on-One with President Trump on the L.A. Riots, Gavin Newsom and Elon Musk

Published | Video Starts at 31:27

You wouldn't believe how quick and how fast, how smart they are. I mean, what they're able to do with these drones. National security threat. Yeah. To. It's a real. Well, Three years ago, nobody had any idea that [drones] would be so good. So you're thinking of banning them? No, I don't think you can ban them, but there are things you can do. You're going to be very careful with airplanes coming in. (31:27–31:32)

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Asserts that the effectiveness of drones was not anticipated three years ago.

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