People are disgusted. They're disgusted with their politicians. They're disgusted with our trade deals. They're disgusted with the fact that the military can't even beat ISIS. Can you imagine telling General George Patton we can't beat ISIS?
Unlike Hillary Clinton, who has risked so many lives with her careless handling of sensitive information, my administration will not telegraph exactly military plans and what they are.
I'm about jobs. I'm about the fence. I'm about borders. I'm about a lot of things. I'm about our vets. I'm about strong military. You know, whether you break it down into men or women or anybody else, I mean, I think people want to hear that and I'm much better at it than Hillary Clinton is.
I would be so happy if we never had to use [military].
I've ordered plans to begin for the massive rebuilding of the United States military. Had great support from the Senate. I've had great support from congress, generally. We've pursued this rebuilding in the hopes that we will never have to use this military.
I don't want to do a lot of talking on the military. I want to talk after it's finished, not before it starts.
[People] want to see great trade deals, they want to see a strong military. They want to see reduced debt, because we are at a point where we are going to be soon at $19 trillion and they just, you know, they can't stand seeing it.
The U.S. has subsidized the armies of other countries while allowing for the very sad depletion of our military.
I respect people in the military. And I always have, at least since I've been there.
I would immediately start working on the military [as a President] . We have to build up our depleted military. And I would start working on repealing and replacing Obamacare.
I think it's going to be a pivot of spirit for the country, a period of smart deals for the country, a stronger military.
Our military and the strength of our military and the strengthening of our military is a number one priority for the Trump administration.
I told you about the jet fighters. Well it's like that with so many other things. So we are going to take care of our military.
We have great people, we have a depleted military.
It's a depleted - we have a very depleted military.
This will be one of my most important elements. When I talk cost cutting, I do for so many different departments where the money is pouring and they don't even know what to do with it. But when it comes to the military we have to enhance our military. It's depleted. That's the word I tend to use.
If they listen to the military people, we probably wouldn't be having an ISIS right now.
Without you [the military forces], we wouldn't be here. I don't think you've been given the respect that you deserve. I don't think you've been allowed to fight ISIS as an example the way you wanted. I don't think you've been allowed to fight for Iraq the way you've wanted.
We get our military people to come back and make recommendations to me and I will follow those recommendations. I will follow them very strongly.
We have a politically correct military and it's getting more and more politically correct every day.
We will build our military forces to a level that will be, I believe, stronger than ever before if I become President of the United States...
We have to have the strongest military by far...
To enhance the defense of the other agencies of government, including our law enforcement agency - it's so important. They're doing such a great job, by the way. We will put together a team of our best military, civilian, and private sector cybersecurity experts to comprehensively review all of our cybersecurity systems and technologies.
We buy products for our military and they come in at costs that are so far above what they were supposed to be, because we don't have people that know what they're doing.
We've got to make America strong again. And right now, we are not strong. Believe me. We have a depleted military. We have the greatest people in the world in our military. But it is very sadly depleted.