Donald Trump Wrongly Told Troops They Have ‘All Brand New’ Aircraft in Christmas Call – By James Walker (Newsweek) / Jan 2 2020
President Donald Trump wrongly told U.S. troops that they had an “all brand new” fleet of aircraft during a Christmas conference call, it has been reported.
The commander-in-chief made the error, first reported by CNN fact checker Daniel Dale, during a video call on December 24, in which he said the Air Force “didn’t have brand new airplanes” three years ago.
After the call he also joked that North Korea’s promised Christmas gift for America could be a “beautiful vase” when asked how he would respond to a missile threat by reporters.
Speaking to Air Force personnel during the Christmas video call, President Trump said: “I have to just ask you one question. We spent a lot of money on brand new airplanes, as you know. Three years ago you didn’t have brand new airplanes, you were not doing well, and now you have all brand new. Are you seeing the big difference? They’re already arriving.”
Lt. Col. Daniel Wassmuth told the president that the Air Force was “thriving” and “extremely lethal,” but did not speak directly of new planes.
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