In a new but already iconic video that has swept the internet, President Donald J. Trump rode on an elevator, flanked by two fighter jets, to speak before 6,000 U.S. and Japanese sailors aboard the USS George Washington in Yokosuka, Japan. The sailors exploded with applause for him when he appeared.
During his speech, the president won of the troops by promising pay raises and vowed to win wars “like nobody ever before” by abandoning political correctness. Adding to these comments, he claimed control over drug cartels in the Caribbean, vowing to wipe out the drug trade.
Posting the iconic video, prominent conservative influencer Benny Johnson could barely contain his exuberance. “WATCH: Trump makes epic entrance onto the USS George Washington flanked by two fighter jets, troops ROAR,” the post read.
In his opening remarks, Trump thanked the sailors for their incredible work. “On behalf of all Americans, I just want to say it loud and clear: Thank you very much. What you’re doing is incredible,” the President said as reported by Stars and Stripes.
He also praised the iconic shot that formed the venue for the speech. “It’s a great honor. Great honor to be here. But I’m thrilled to be here among thousands of proud American patriots aboard the 100,000 tons, that’s a lot of tonnage — ” At that point the sailors exploded in laughter. Continuing, he said, “forward-deployed symbol of American might, power and prestige, the legendary USS George Washington.”
Continuing his comments, the president noted just how incredible our supercarriers are, saying, “This is some ship. They don’t make ’em this way anymore, but we don’t, we’re not supposed to say that, but they really don’t. This is, this is great stuff. This is really an incredible ship.”
Additionally, Trump promised “an across-the-board pay raise for every sailor.” Following up on this popular remark, he pivoted to demolishing the woke agenda. “When it comes to defending the United States, we’re no longer politically correct,” he said.
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Making the mission of our Navy clear, Trump noted, ‘We’ll defend our country any way we have to, and that’s usually not the politically correct way. From now on, if we’re in a war, we’re going to win the war. We’re going to win it like nobody ever before.”
Trump contrasted his foreign policy with that of his predecessors. “You know, we’d go in, we’d blast the hell outta countries. We shouldn’t have gone in. By the way, if you don’t go in, that’s even better. We don’t have to go in peace through strength, but, you know, we’d go in, we’d win, and then we’d leave. They used to say to the victor belong the spoils. Well, we’d be the victor that would leave, ’cause we had people that didn’t know what the hell they were doing,” Trump asserted.
Wrapping up his comments, Trump remarked on the unprecedented strikes against narco terrorists in the Caribbean. “We’re waging war like they’ve never seen before, and we’re going to win that battle. We’re winning it already, the sea,” the president concluded.
Watch the clip here:
Following up with his own comments, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared, “What President Trump is doing is pretty simple, but it’s revolutionary. He’s reminding the country and our adversaries that we’re going to put America first. ‘America first’ isn’t ‘America alone.’”
Featured image from embedded video