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Donald Trump: “We left billions, tens of billions of dollars worth of…”

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

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President Trump Hosts First Cabinet Meeting, Feb. 26, 2025.

Published | Video Starts at 43:13

If they, if the American public knew that, they know it now. And if we're doing that, I think they should give our equipment back. And I told Pete to study that. But We left billions, tens of billions of dollars worth of equipment behind [in Afghanistan]. brand new trucks. You see them display it every year on their little roadway, someplace where they have a road and they drive, you know, waving the flag and talking about America. (43:13–43:17)

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Asserts that the U.S. left tens of billions of dollars worth of military equipment in Afghanistan.

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