Donald Trump: “Ask yourself, "Is this a blip or is it a catastrophe?" and your equilibrium will be kept in check if/when hard times…”

Yes, I’ll stand by [Hegseth],

I believe he’s suffering greatly. I read his statement, and I believe he’s suffering greatly.

As President Xi would say, you know, they’re quite a way’s back. And we have to keep it that way… We’re leading by a lot, and we’re going to keep it that way.

If we don’t have it, China’s gonna have it. That would put us at an unbelievable disadvantage.