Trump says wants defense buildup to project U.S. power abroad | Reuters
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President Donald Trump said on Thursday he wants a U.S. military buildup of more ships and planes to “project American power in distant lands,” making his case for a proposed $54 billion increase in defense spending that has U.S. lawmakers squabbling.
Wearing an olive military jacket and hat aboard a new aircraft carrier, the Gerald R. Ford, in Newport News, Virginia, Trump said he wanted the U.S. military to have the finest equipment in the world.
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Trump said the Gerald R. Ford and other new ships “project American power in distant lands.”
“Hopefully, it’s power we don’t have to use. But if we do, they’re in big, big trouble,” he said.