Trump Promises 'Great Rebuilding' of Military Aboard Over-Budget Ship
- The president visited a carrier whose construction is delayed
- Trump has pledged $84 billion more for military over two years
Trump Reiterates Pledge to Hike Defense Spending
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President Donald Trump said that his defense secretary, James Mattis, will lead a "great rebuilding" of the U.S. military, as he visited a new aircraft carrier whose construction in Virginia is delayed and over budget.
Mattis “will be charged with overseeing this great rebuilding of our military might,” Trump said aboard the U.S.S. Gerald Ford, the first of a new class of aircraft carriers under construction at a Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. shipyard in Newport News, Virginia.