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Donald Trump's Public Statements on Issue: Defense

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12/26/2020 Tweet - "Our $740 defense bill is a gift to China, Russia & Big Tech. It fails to terminate the internationally dangerous Section 230, won't allow us to bring our troops back home (where they belong), renames & destroys our forts & National Monuments, & makes 5G almost impossible!"
12/23/2020 Presidential Veto Message to the House of Representatives for H.R. 6395
12/20/2020 Presidential Message on the First Birthday of the United States Space Force
12/19/2020 Tweet - "One of the Trump Administration's great achievements into the future will be the authorization and start up of the SPACE FORCE. 75 years since Air Force. Congratulations to all!"
12/10/2020 Executive Order on Providing an Order of Succession within the Department of Defense
11/24/2020 Text of a Notice on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to the Situation in Nicaragua
11/02/2020 Tweet - "Our prayers are with the people of Vienna after yet another vile act of terrorism in Europe. These evil attacks against innocent people must stop. The U.S. stands with Austria, France, and all of Europe in the fight against terrorists, including radical Islamic terrorists."
10/31/2020 Tweet - "Last night, our Country's brave warriors rescued an American hostage in Nigeria. Our Nation salutes the courageous soldiers behind the daring nighttime rescue operation and celebrates the safe return of yet another American citizen!"
10/31/2020 Statement From the President On Last Night's Hostage Rescue
10/31/2020 Tweet - "We invested $2.5 TRILLION in the Military and we saved the Philly Shipyard. We passed VA Choice and VA Accountability. Al-Baghdadi and Soleimani are DEAD. I withdrew from the disastrous Iran Nuclear Deal--and instead of endless war, we are forging PEACE in the Middle East!"
10/30/2020 Letter to Hon. Nany Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Hon. Mitch McConnel, Senate Majority Leader - Text of a Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate
10/01/2020 Letter to To the Congress of The United States - Message to The Congress on Overseas Contingency Operations/global War on Terrorism Funding Designations
09/30/2020 Tweet - "In just 3 and a half years, we have secured America's Borders, rebuilt the awesome power of the U.S. Military, obliterated the ISIS caliphate, fixed our disastrous Trade Deals, and brought JOBS back home to America -- and back to MINNESOTA! #MAGA"
09/18/2020 Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Text of a Letter to the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate
09/09/2020 Tweet - "The United States Navy, or the Department of Defense, will NOT be cancelling its contract with Catholic Priests who serve our men and women in the Armed Forces so well, and with such great compassion & skill. This will no longer be even a point of discussion! @CardinalDolan"
09/01/2020 Remarks by President Trump During a Wisconsin Community Safety Roundtable
08/17/2020 Tweet - "A proposal by Pentagon officials to slash Military Healthcare by $2.2 billion dollars has been firmly and totally rejected by me. We will do nothing to hurt our great Military professionals & heroes as long as I am your President. Thank you!"
08/04/2020 Remarks by President Trump and Vice President Pence at Ceremonial Swearing-In of General Charles Brown as Chief of Staff of the Air Force
07/30/2020 Remarks by President Trump in a Meeting with the Family of Vanessa Guillén
07/24/2020 Tweet - "I spoke to highly respected (Chairman) Senator @JimInhofe , who has informed me that he WILL NOT be changing the names of our great Military Bases and Forts, places from which we won two World Wars (and more!). Like me, Jim is not a believer in "Cancel Culture"."
07/23/2020 Tweet - "Liz Cheney is only upset because I have been actively getting our great and beautiful Country out of the ridiculous and costly Endless Wars. I am also making our so-called allies pay tens of billions of dollars in delinquent military costs. They must, at least, treat us fairly!!!"
06/09/2020 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Chuck Grassley, President pro tempore of the Senate - Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate
06/09/2020 Tweet - "Mattis was our Country's most overrated General. He talked a lot, but never "brought home the bacon." He was terrible! Someday I will tell the real story on him and others - both good and bad!"
06/07/2020 Tweet - "Not only will Sleepy Joe Biden DEFUND THE POLICE, but he will DEFUND OUR MILITARY! He has no choice, the Dems are controlled by the Radical Left."
06/07/2020 Tweet - "Somebody please tell highly overrated Colin Powell that I will have gotten almost 300 Federal Judges approved (a record), Two Great Supreme Court Justices, rebuilt our once depleted Military, Choice for Vets, Biggest Ever Tax & Regulation Cuts, Saved Healthcare & 2A, & much more!"
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