Trump Made Inaccurate Claims About the Military During His West Point Speech

[mfcorey1]

President Trump oversold his administration’s military record in a commencement speech at the United States Military Academy at West Point on Saturday. Here’s a fact-check of his claims.

“To ensure you have the very best equipment and technology available, my administration has embarked on a colossal rebuilding of the American armed forces, a record like no other. After years of devastating budget cuts and a military that was totally depleted from these endless wars, we have invested over $2 trillion — trillion, that’s with a ‘T’ — in the most powerful fighting force by far on the planet Earth.”

This is misleading. The $2 trillion figure refers to the defense budgets for the past three fiscal years: $671 billion in 2018, $685 billion in 2019 and $713 billion in 2020. But Mr. Trump’s suggestion that the military was “depleted” when he entered office and had seldom received such a large amount of money is wrong.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/factcheck/trump-made-inaccurate-claims-about-the-military-during-his-west-point-speech/ar-BB15rFOj?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=mailsignout

[BSdetect]

1. Inaccurate claims ought to be called lies. Its intentional lying.

[secondwind]

8. In his case, you are ABSOLUTELY RIGHT

[bobbieinok]

2. And grass is green and rain is wet

[jimmil]

3. And we need the "most powerful fighting force on the planet earth" why???? N/T

[bullwinkle428]

4. "The generals came to me, and said, 'SIR, WE'RE OUT OF BULLETS!'"

[left-of-center2012]

6. .

[Crowman2009]

9. I wish all militaries were out of bullets!

But that's a whole other discussion.

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

11. Another general came running in later...

“Sir, we are almost out of foxholes we need more!” So I went to the armory to see for myself...hardly any left...I could not find the foxholes Obama said we’re there...foxholes? I didn’t think we used them anymore. I ordered more to be built...beautiful foxholes...perfect holes.

[gademocrat7]

5. Pathological liar.

Worst Commander in Chief ever.

[CanonRay]

7. Every single one of those cadets knows he's lying

[sarge43]

10. Yup. That's why he got the four clap salute. n/t

[Blecht]

12. Lies. The word is LIES.

It's only 4 letters.

L I E S.

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