John McCain actually said...

We are now looking at the first trillion dollars weapons system in history and we're talking about replacing a very inexpensive A-10 with the most expensive weapon system in history.

Context

McCain highlights concerns over the cost and capability of new weapon systems.

02/26/2014

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