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Trump Brags to Kids at White House Easter Egg Roll America’s ‘Depleted’ Military Is ‘Being Completely Rebuilt’
President Donald Trump attended his third annual Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House Monday morning, and stood with the First Lady and the Easter Bunny to deliver remarks from the Truman Balcony to all the children invited to attend.
“Most importantly, I want to wish everybody a very happy Easter. Our country is doing fantastically well. Probably the best its ever done economically. We’re setting records on stock markets, we’re setting records with jobs, and unemployment numbers are the lowest they’ve ever been. 50 years and many groups, historically the lowest numbers we’ve ever had,” the president told the children and their parents.
“Regulations, low taxes, our country has never done better, and do we love our military? Our military is building – is literally being completely rebuilt,” Trump said, to applause, including from the Easter Bunny, but not the First Lady.
“We are completely rebuilding our military – it was very depleted,” Trump said, acknowledging the military families in attendance. “It is being rebuilt to a level never seen before,” he claimed.
“All with great product, the best product in the world, and you know where it’s made? In the USA,” Trump insisted.
“So, again, Happy Easter. Enjoy yourselves, and I’m coming down right now to be with you.”
Watch:
The Easter bunny claps as Trump commemorates Easter by …. [checks notes] …. bragging about "our military being completely rebuilt."
"It was very depleted, as you know," Trump tells his audience of kids. "All with great product. The best product in the world." pic.twitter.com/VEveD7B90p
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 22, 2019
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