That was a terrible development of a lack of American leadership and a lack of American strength. And you saw it around the world, and it manifests in what we saw on TV last night. But that's why President Trump has charged us at the Defense Department to be prepared to rebuild our military in historic ways. to restore the warrior ethos and re establish deterrence. Not because we seek conflict, we do not, and we've been clear about that with China or Russia or others, but because. (05:01–05:08)
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Asserts that President Trump has directed the Defense Department to rebuild the military historically.
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