Trump derides 'cowards and traitors' worried about munitions stockpiles
In June, moreover, Trump invoked the Defense Production Act to shore up domestic munitions production.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday derided "cowards and traitors" who expressed concerns over the American munitions stockpile amid the war in Iran.
Numerous reports have suggested that the sustained U.S. strikes, in combination with four years of supplying Ukraine and three years of supplying Israel, have depleted American munitions to dangerously low levels.
But Trump hit back at those reports, insisting they were inaccurate.
"The cowards and traitors would love to say the United States is low on munitions. It's not true. We have more munitions than we could ever possibly think of using, and are building them up now at levels we have never seen before," he posted on Truth Social.
Trump made a similar comment earlier on Tuesday during his speech to the United Nations General Assembly.
Some reports, however, have suggested that Trump was misinformed about the state of American stockpiles, including an August report from the Washington Post detailing a tense conversation with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth over the issue.
In June, moreover, Trump invoked the Defense Production Act to shore up domestic munitions production.
Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent for Just the News. Follow him on X.