President Donald Trump touted the U.S. military as the strongest in the world during an address to troops serving in Qatar on Thursday.
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PresidentDonaldTrumpblastedPresidentJoeBiden’swithdrawalfromAfghanistanandcitedhiswishtogivetroopsapayraiseinanaddresstoU.S.servicemembersonThursday.
TrumpmadethecommentsduringanaddresstotroopsatAlUdeidAirBaseinQatarduringhisextendedtriptotheMiddleEast.
“My2026budgetincludesacrosstheboard–maybeyoudon’twanttolookforthegoodofthecountry,youdon’thavetotakeit–payraisesforeachandeveryoneofyou.Substantialpayraises,”Trumpsaid.
“Youarewithoutadoubtthegreatestfightingforceinthehistoryoftheworld.That’sthewayitis.Isaiditlastnight.Isaidit’sstrong.Wehavethestrongestmilitaryintheworld.It’snotevenacontest.Wehavethebestequipment,nobodyhasequipmentlikeus,nobodyhastheplanesorthemissilesoranythingelse,”hecontinued.
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