Donald J. Trump

Absolutely essential, crucial.

It's non-negotiable.

It's got to be an important cornerstone of our investment strategies for not the future in 20 years, but for the future in 18 months.

I couldn't agree more with both the captains who spoke earlier.

It's got to be done quickly, methodically.

We've got to integrate the tactical picture in a kind of a common tactical operation picture.

where we're getting the best intelligence that we can get so we can make decisions.

And then also, we need to focus on what an offensive capability of a drone needs to look like, given the threats that we're addressing.

You're going to see today, the president's been looking forward to this.

Like I said, I think this is his Teddy Roosevelt moment.

He gets to see the fleet in action.

And Admiral Massa was absolutely correct.

I think you're going to see a lot of explosions and a lot of gunfire because at the end of the day, power projection is about exactly that.

It's about the Navy's ability to put aircraft across the deck coming from carrier strike groups and also having the surface warfare that can then pound the enemy.

People ought to keep in mind

We have an amphibious ready group, 4,000 fleet Marines and sailors off the coast of Venezuela, even as we speak.

There we go right there.

Admiral Massa, that's the real Navy right there, the cruisers, destroyers, and frigates.

Are they not, sir?

They absolutely are.