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Donald Trump: “We gave it to them [Afghanistan].”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 57:52

We have 70,000 trucks, many of them millions of dollars each, armor plated with the finest four, five, six inch armor on these trucks. And We gave it to them [Afghanistan]. and they sell the equipment, and they're one of the largest sellers of military equipment. They're selling the equipment that we gave them. Who would do that? (57:52–57:54)

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Asserts that the U.S. gave military equipment to Afghanistan.

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