Trump, aboard Navy carrier, vows to boost defence spending
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — President Donald Trump pledged to boost defence spending as he basked in the nation’s military might aboard a next-generation Naval aircraft carrier on Thursday.
Wearing an olive green military jacket and blue ball cap, Trump vowed to mount “one of the largest” defence spending increases in history.
“Hopefully it’s power we don’t have to use, but if we do, they’re in big, big trouble,” Trump said.
Trump spoke from the Gerald R. Ford, a $12.9 billion warship that is expected to be commissioned this year after cost overruns and delays. He touted his spending plans, saying he would provide “the finest equipment in the world” and give the military the “tools you need to prevent war.”