{"id":2654084,"date":"2026-09-03T12:09:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T16:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-shuts-down-munitions-shortage-claims\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T12:12:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T16:12:11","slug":"trump-shuts-down-munitions-shortage-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-shuts-down-munitions-shortage-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump shuts down munitions shortage claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-shuts-down-munitions-shortage-claims%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2654084&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump denied claims that the war in Iran has substantially depleted U.S. munitions stockpiles, asserting that the U.S. has &#8220;virtually unlimited&#8221; supplies of ammunition and is increasing production. He criticized reports and experts, calling them &#8220;treasonous&#8221; and suggesting they prefer the U.S.to lose rather than succeed. Trump highlighted that the U.S. is stockpiling munitions for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/warlord-era-putin-shoots-himself-in-the-legs-by-letting-governors-raise-private-militaries\/\" title=\"...lord Era? Putin&#039;s blunder: Governors allowed to form private armies.\">potential future conflicts<\/a> and will resume arms sales to allies soon.He also blamed the Biden administration for providing extensive defense aid to ukraine at no cost, claiming Biden transferred more munitions to ukraine than Trump used during his presidency. Despite his optimistic stance on munitions availability, a former government official acknowledged that U.S. armament levels are a concern, but efforts are underway to improve the situation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> denied Thursday that the war in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"100\">Iran<\/a> has further depleted U.S. munitions stockpiles to dangerously low levels.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">National security experts have sounded the alarm for years about U.S. armament readiness, first when former President Joe Biden surged defense support to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"82\">Ukraine<\/a> and again throughout Trump\u2019s own campaign in the Middle East and military operations in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4708669\/trump-narco-terrorist-boat-strikes-end-of-term\/\">Latin America<\/a>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a 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experts making the claims are \u201c100% wrong\u201d and \u201cactually treasonous.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey do it because they would rather see the United States LOSE a War that we\u2019re easily WINNING, than see me WIN!\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/117207687594983323\">follow-up post<\/a> addressed to \u201cthe treasonous SCUM that refuses to accurately report\u201d on the Iran war, the president claimed that the United States has \u201cvirtually unlimited amounts of Mid to High Grade Ammunition, far more than we could ever use for this, or for any other War.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are producing Munitions at levels never seen before. We are stockpiling and preparing for any contingency that could happen,\u201d he continued. \u201cWe are taking them for ourselves, the U.S.A., rather than selling them to others, but the sales to Allies will soon again, begin.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also blamed the Biden administration for providing Ukraine defense aid \u201cat no cost to them\u201d and said Biden gave more munitions to Ukraine than Trump had used in Iran.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHundreds of Billions of Dollars was given to Ukraine and NATO, free of charge, that Europe would have paid for \u2014 If they were only asked,\u201d he concluded. \u201cWe will be asking for that money, though somewhat belatedly!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4710167\/trump-says-midterm-elections-not-impact-timeline-iran-war\/\"><strong>TRUMP SAYS MIDTERM ELECTIONS WON\u2019T IMPACT TIMELINE FOR WAR WITH IRAN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the president\u2019s claims, Robert Wilkie, a former undersecretary of war for personnel and readiness and the secretary of veterans affairs from\u00a0Trump\u2019s first term, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> earlier this week that U.S. armament levels were a concern for the president\u2019s transition team ahead of his January 2025 inauguration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s not new, and he inherited a disaster,\u201d he told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> in an interview, noting that the president has taken actions to try to ramp up defense production. \u201cWe\u2019re in a rough spot, but it\u2019s a spot that can be corrected.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump denies Iran war depletes US munitions 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