… weapons testing for the first time in 30 years in the face of perceived threats by Russia and China. Do you think President Trump would actually yell, use a nuclear. He doesn't even know he said the Pentagon should do it. Wake up, Mr. President. I know he may have jet lag. It's the Department of Energy. He doesn't even know which agency is responsible for that. He may want to learn about computational capacity, the Department of Energy, to test this technology, and may want to look back in the record books to your point. (20:36–20:44)
CLAIM
Asserts that Trump mistakenly attributed nuclear testing responsibilities to the Pentagon instead of the Department of Energy.
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