Donald J. Trump

So what a great day.

250 years.

I only spent 39 years in the Navy.

I wish I could have spent a couple more.

I want to ask you about, and by the way, I was born right outside in Ocean View, right near the Norfolk Naval Station.

Of course, family, so many family associated with the Navy.

And it was reading those inspirational and hearing the stories, the inspirational stories of the Pacific Fleet.

I always wanted to be a naval officer and to go to the Pacific Fleet, and I was blessed to be able to do that.

One technical question for you.

You were President Trump's, on the National Security Council, pretty senior position about alliances.

You had been one of the senior officers at NATO outside of your service to the fleet as a pilot.

What's the difference you've seen in the cut of the jib of the president in the second term than the first?

Well, one, he doesn't feel hampered.

And two, he's doing amazing things.

You know, I served for two years at NATO.

And, you know, the common joke is NATO stands for not at the office or not after two o'clock.

And they are, you know, those staff, NATO is staffs.

It's not for structure.

And the fact that President Trump has made them, you know, pony up more of their GDP for infrastructure, that is a big deal.

Because basically, anytime anything came up