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Trump touts defense investments, vents about 'electric catapults' at summit

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Former President Donald Trump spoke at a defense technology summit, pledging $10 billion in investments from domestic companies. While addressing battlefield issues and the ongoing war in Iran, Trump largely focused on his past accomplishments and unrelated topics such as windmills and historical battles. He expressed frustration with non-functional "electric catapults" and suggested using magnets as a way to make money. AI

RANK_REASON The article reports on a speech by a political figure at a defense summit, focusing on his rhetoric and unrelated tangents rather than new policy or product announcements.

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Trump touts defense investments, vents about 'electric catapults' at summit

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Will Weissert, Sagar Meghani, The Associated Press ·

    Trump insists ‘Iran is unhappy right now’ while venting about ‘electric catapults that don’t work’ at defense tech summit

    After a long aside about the use of magnets to improve catapults on vessels, Trump finally offered, “I hope I'm not boring anybody.”

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