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Donald Trump: “We gave them $85 billion worth of the best equipment…”

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

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Donald Trump campaigning in Juneau, Wisconsin

Published | Video Starts at 25:00

Most, most embarrassing moment in the history of our country. And we lost 13 great soldiers. Nobody ever talks about the 40 soldiers that were decimated, so badly hurt. And We gave them $85 billion worth of the best equipment anywhere in the world. How stupid. And they moved out the military first. You're supposed to move out the military last, not first. And for 18 months. I spoke to Abdul. (25:00–25:06)

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Asserts that $85 billion worth of military equipment was left in Afghanistan.

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