Fact check: Trump makes numerous false claims to generals and admirals, some about the military
President Donald Trump made numerous false claims in a rambling Tuesday speech to hundreds of generals and admirals who were summoned to a military base in Virginia to listen to addresses by the president and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Some of Trump’s false claims were about the military itself.
Here is a fact check of some of the president’s remarks, many of which have been debunked before. This article will be updated with additional items.
Former President Joe Biden’s comments about the military
Trump noted that he brags that “we have the strongest military anywhere in the world,” then falsely added, “You never heard Biden say that. You never heard him say anything, but you never heard him say – did we ever hear him say, ‘We have the strongest military.’ He doesn’t say that.” In fact, Biden repeatedly said the US has the world’s strongest military.
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Trump and wars
Trump repeated his false claim that he has “settled seven” wars. He cited a war between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda as one example, saying, “I got that one done,” and mentioned “Kosovo and Serbia” as another.
But those examples actually show that Trump has not settled seven wars.
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