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Donald Trump also said that the US is making “a lot of” hypersonic missiles during the commencement ceremony at West Point.
US President Donald Trump speaks to United States Military Academy graduating cadets during commencement ceremonies in West Point, NY. (IMAGE: AP PHOTO)
US President Donald Trump on Saturday used the first military commencement address of his second term Saturday to congratulate West Point cadets and blame Russia for stealing American hypersonic missile technology.
“Eight cadets here today took on the challenge of designing their own hypersonic rocket. We are building them right now. We had ours stolen. We are the designers of it. We had it stolen during the Obama administration," the US President said, appearing to cast blame on his Democrat predecessor.
“The Russians stole it, something bad happened. But we’re now building them, lots of them," said Trump, blaming Moscow for stealing missile secrets from the US.
Trump told graduating cadets at the US Military Academy that he had rebuilt America’s armed forces during his first term and said the military must return to its core mission of national defence.
Speaking at West Point’s Michie Stadium, the Republican said: “You’ll become officers of the greatest and most powerful army the world has ever known. And I know, because I rebuilt that army. We rebuilt it like nobody has ever rebuilt it before in my first term."
Wearing his red “Make America Great Again" cap, Trump addressed the class of 1,002 and described the US as the “hottest country in the world". He said his vision for the military was focused on defeating enemies and protecting American values.
“We’re getting rid of distractions and focusing our military on its core mission—crushing America’s adversaries, killing America’s enemies and defending our great American flag like it has never been defended before," he said.
He also took aim at recent military policies under the Biden administration. “The job of the US Armed Forces is not to host drag shows or transform foreign cultures," he said, referring to past events on military bases that drew Republican criticism and were later halted.
Trump told cadets they were entering the service at a critical time. He criticised past wars and military interventions, saying the US had been led into “nation-building crusades to nations that wanted nothing to do with us." He said his future military agenda would exclude programs like critical race theory and gender identity training, which he called political.
Location :Washington D.C., United States of America (USA)
First Published:News world Trump Claims Russia Stole US Missile Tech Under Obama Administration | Video
