PolitiQuote

Discover video-sourced quotes by politicians

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

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

Watch on YouTube

President Trump signs proclamation restoring award for Presidential Fitness Tests: LIVE

Published | Video Starts at 51:17

In about two seconds they go, Apache, Apache ship, northwest, 10 degrees, turns around, boom. I don't like that. You know, you lose people. All these people. It's so unnecessary. It's so unnecessary. One thing we have, We have the greatest military in the world. I built it because I built it in my first term. I didn't think I'd be using it at least so much in my second term. But we have the greatest military, the best equipment in the world. (51:17–51:22)

CLAIM

Asserts that the U.S. military is the greatest and was built during Trump's first term.

This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.


Donald Trump

Discover more from

Donald Trump

Report A Transcription Error

Please report any error in the automated transcription.

About PolitiQuote

PolitiQuote is a civic library index to statements made by politicians in publicly available video records. The index is created automatically from transcripts, with no editorial oversight or analysis. Highlighted quotes are selected by AI. Words may be added in parentheses to offer context for the quote. There may be errors in the transcription and display, so listen to the video to ensure accuracy.

PolitiQuote is a service of Gigafact Foundation, a nonpartisan nonprofit advancing facts and information transparency, community by community.

Visit gigafact.org to learn more.