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Its ever been. and our country has regained the respect that we used to have long ago abroad. yes, they are respecting us again. yes, america is back. [cheering and applause] we have begun the great rebuilding of the united states military. we have ended the disastrous defense sequester. no money for the military, those days are over. [applause] and we have just secured -- youve read all about it -- a

President trump explaining his commitment to military during a commencement address at the naval academy this morning. >> president trump: we have ended the disastrous defense sequester. no money for the military. those days are over. next year, we are committing even more to our defenses. we are committing even more to the veterans. we know the best way to prevent war is to be fully prepared for war. >> sandra: retired four-star general, jack keane and a strategic analyst. its always gold to se...

Through strength. we have finally ended the devastating defense sequester you have lived with for many years. we are now undertaking the largest military buildup since ronald reagan and one of the largest buildups we have ever had in the history of our nation. last year, i requested and received an additional $21 billion to address the urgent shortfalls. the two-year budget agreement i just reached with congress will provide $700 billion in defense funding this year, the largest ever. larger by ...

So we have kept our promises, i said, to rebuild our military. eliminating the defense sequester, which is a disaster. and i dont know if you saw the number $700 billion, you know ultimately that comes before everything else. we can talk about hotlots of things. if we dont have a strong military, you might be allowed into this room some day, okay. you may not have your houses, your homes, your beautiful communities, we better take care of our military, these are the greatest people and were goin...

Eliminating the defense sequester, which is a disaster. and i dont know if you saw the number $700 billion, ultimately that comes before anything else. if we dont have a strong military, you might not be allowed into this room some day, okay. you may not have your houses, your homes, your beautiful communities. we better take care of our military, these are the greatest people. and were beginning to take care of our veterans. weve been doing a good job on the vets. and after years of rebuilding ...

Because of the defense sequester in place for the last few years. important we get past that issue and the issue of presidential leadership, there are people with concerns about what the president has done, but the notion he hasnt made his position on immigration clear, he has. i get a lot of people dont like it, thats a different question. hes told people what his negotiating position is. now, you know, we have to remember the longest government shutdown was in the last administration, so the i...

Achievements, so i want to thank you for that. thank you. [ applause ] >> not only are we protecting america at home, were protecting interests abroad. its time to end the dangerous defense sequester. it would be wonderful if we could go back to a budget. in order to fully fund our military and do it properly and order properly and have it over a period of time and do it the right way, so at some point i hope were going to be able to do that and it should work. in order to defeat terrorists who ...

>> president trump: not only are we protecting america at home, but our interests abroad. it is time to end this dangerous defense sequester. it would be wonderful if we could go back. in order to fully fund our military and to do it properly, and have it over a period of time and to do with the right way, so at some point, i hope that we will be able to do that.

Police officers being ordered to limit their cooperation with federal immigration officials. bill diblasio, an open critic of donald trump refused to comply with the doj over sanctuary city policies, cops can only coordinate with ice when the duty chief decides it is necessary for public safety reasons after checking with their lawyers. jillian: donald trump calling for rules of engagement and end to the military sequester. >> we know that weakness is the surest path to conflict. for this reason...

Courts i think is going to go down as one of the greatest achievements. i want to thank you for that. thank you. [ applause ] not only are we protecting america at home, were protecting our interests abroad. its time to finally end the dangerous defense sequester. it would be wonderful if we could go back to a budget. [ applause ] in order to fully fund our military and do it properly and order properly and have it over a period of time and do it the right way. so at some point i hope were going...