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Donald Trump: “We have the greatest military in the world. And I built it.”

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And they'll shoot at us a little bit. They'll shoot being we knock it down like it's. It's crazy. It's amazing what our Navy has done, what our military has done. We have the greatest military in the world. And I built it. During my first term, I built it, Man. It's been incredible. But we're going to have that over with. (05:30–05:35)

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Claims credit for building the greatest military in the world.

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