Trump Strikes a Deal to Leverage Finnish Expertise in Constructing Arctic Security Cutters: ‘We Need These Ships Very Badly’

Trump: “I was with you and I ended up meeting you and knowing you, and I heard about Finland and their icebreakers, and I said, do me a favor. Would you have your people take a look at what these people are doing? It came out that, just as I thought, they had no idea what they were doing. And we got involved and we ended up — we need — we need these ships very badly, because we have — we have a lot of territory, more than anybody. And, so, I’m very honored to have this deal. Thank you very much. It’s going to be great, it’s going to be a great partnership.”