"You ever hear of battleship, you know, World War II, you saw those big ships, the Iowa, the Alabama, the Missouri, they're going there, sailing through that water like it's noth. Those big waves are crashing under the front. The hulls are made of seven inches of steel, not aluminum. (LAUGHS) Aluminum's fine by the way, don't want to hurt the industry, we're doing very well. But I'll take steel. And it's going through those waves like it's a hot knife through butter, right?"
"That's why this year we're investing also $1 trillion in our armed forces, most we've ever spent, and next year it's being raised. In fact, we're going to be building a number of battleships. You ever hear of battleship, you know, World War II, you saw those big ships, the Iowa, the Alabama, the Missouri, they're going there, sailing through that water like it's noth."
Donald Trump traveled to Fort Bragg and addressed military families, pledging a $1 trillion investment in the armed forces with plans to increase spending next year. He announced an initial order to build ten battleships and suggested reinstating older World War II battleships that now serve as museums. He named the Iowa, Alabama, and Missouri and described their seven-inch steel hulls as superior to aluminum, saying they cut through waves like a hot knife through butter. He referenced Victory at Sea and positioned the ships as powerful, visually impressive symbols of naval strength.
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