Jan 25, 2016 ... Marco Rubio maintains that President Barack Obama is more interested in  providing money to Planned Parenthood than for the nation's armed forces.  Gutted ... “Our military is a disaster.” — Donald Trump. THE FACTS: The  bombastic GOP front-runner typically avoids specifics, so it's unclear what he  meant ...
Jul 27, 2016 ... At one point in his speech, Hutson said Trump "called the military that I served in  a disaster." It's a barb that ... For instance, during a visit to Washington in April,  Trump said, "Our active-duty armed forces have shrunk from 2 million in 1991 to  about 1.3 million today. ... (We've looked at similar claims here.).
Apr 29, 2016 ... President Obama has slashed defense spending and will leave his successor  with a weaker military force — or so Republican presidential candidates, led by  Donald Trump, charge. THE CLAIM: "Our military is depleted," Trump said in his  foreign-policy address on Wednesday, "and we're asking our ...
Oct 27, 2016 ... Many in the military take issue with Donald Trump's claims. ... The state of the  military is a “disaster,” it is “depleted,” and as president he will “rebuild” it. ... lines,  risking our lives,” says Shawn Van Diver, a Navy petty officer first class, who  served from 2001 to 2013 as a fire controlman for weapons systems on ...
Jun 2, 2016 ... At a speech in San Diego, Calif., Democratic presidential candidate Hillary  Clinton says electing Republican rival Donald Trump would be "a historic mistake . ..... Trump did use this language– “Our military is a disaster,” he said during a  GOP debate–but this was during a discussion of reductions in military ...
Says Donald Trump "claimed our armed forces are 'a disaster.'"