Clash Report

The US military carried out a lethal strike on a suspected drug-trafficking vessel in the eastern Pacific on Monday, killing one person.

Trump on NYT: THEY ARE A TRUE ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE!

Reporter: Is it your goal in Venezuela to force Maduro from power? Trump: Well, I think it probably would. I can’t tell that. That’s up to him. It’ll be smart for him to do that.

Trump on India-Pakistan: We stopped a potential nuclear war between Pakistan and India. The head of Pakistan, the Field Marshal, and also the PM of Pakistan said Trump said 10 million lives.

Trump on Ukraine-Russia talks: Talks are going okay.

Trump: We need Greenland for national security. Not for minerals. We have to have it.

Trump on Colombian President Petro: He’s got drug factories. They make cocaine in Colombia. He’s got to watch his ass because he makes cocaine and they send it into the United States.

Trump: If Maduro plays tough, it will the last time he is be able to play tough.

Trump:

I spoke to a very good man, Macron of France. Then I said, “Emmanuel, you have to raise your drug prices.” He said “no, no, no.” I said, you have to. If you don’t do it, I’m going to put a 25 percent tariff on everything France sells into the United States of America.

Trump: I never went to Epstein’s Island, fortunately, it’s nice.

Trump: We’re building the biggest ships in the world, most powerful ships in the world, and they’re asking me questions about Jeffrey Epstein. I thought that was finished.

Trump on Bill Clinton being in Epstein files: I’ve always gotten along with Bill Clinton. He’s been nice to me. We’ve always gotten along. I hate to see photos come out of him, but this is what the Democrats, mostly Democrats, and a couple of bad Republicans are asking for.

Trump on seized Venezuelan oil: We’re going to keep it. Maybe we’ll use it in the strategic reserves. We’re keeping the ship also.

Reporter: Do you mean Venezuela when you talk about land strikes? Trump: Not just Venezuela, anywhere drugs are pouring in.

Reporter: Do you see it as a counter to China? Trump: It is a counter to everybody, not China.

Reporter: What is the timetable for these first two ships? Trump: We’re going to start almost immediately, we are probably talking about 2.5 years.

U.S. Navy Secretary John Phelan: Now, when a conflict arises, you’re going to ask not one, but two questions: Where are the carriers and where are the battleships?

U.S. Navy Secretary John Phelan: The future Trump-Class Battleship, the USS DEFIANT, will be the largest, deadliest, and most versatile, and best-looking warship anywhere on the world’s oceans.

Trump: Once completed these 30 to 40,000 ton plus vessels will be the flagships of the American Naval Fleet. There has never been anything built like them.

Trump: In World War II, the United States built upwards of four ships per day. Can you believe it, four ships a day? On average. And it’s a tragedy that we allowed incredible capability to go astray.