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Donald Trump: “We used to build... four [ships] a day.”

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

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And I thought he was giving me false information, so I immediately checked it out and he was exactly right. We could do the same thing with ships We used to build... four [ships] a day. but they're saying four a day. It's hard to believe. Same country, more advanced, much more advanced. We build other things, but we're going to be back into building great, great ships. (08:26)

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Asserts that the U.S. used to build up to four ships a day.

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