Hehe. From the White house briefings on the White House South lawn.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-marine-one-departure-18/
QUESTION: Mr. President, are you prepared to build up the U.S. nuclear arsenal? You said you’re going to pull out of the arms deal.
THE PRESIDENT: Until people come to their senses, we will build it up. Until people come to their senses. Russia has not adhered to the agreement. This should’ve been done years ago. Until people come to their senses — we have more money than anybody else, by far. We’ll build it up. Until they come to their senses. When they do, then we’ll all be smart and we’ll all stop. And we’ll — and by the way, not only stop, we’ll reduce, which I would love to do. But right now, they have not adhered to the agreement.
QUESTION: Is that a threat to Vladimir Putin?
THE PRESIDENT: It’s a threat to whoever you want. And it includes China, and it includes Russia, and it includes anybody else that wants to play that game. You can’t do that. You can’t play that game on me.
QUESTION: You want more nukes is what you’re saying? You’re building up the nuclear arsenal.
THE PRESIDENT: Until people get smart. Until they get smart. They have not adhered to the spirit of that agreement, or to the agreement itself — Russia. China is not included in the agreement. They should be included in the agreement. Until they get smart, there will be nobody that’s going to be even close to us.
QUESTION: But have you talked to Putin about it?
THE PRESIDENT: No, I have not. I have not.
QUESTION: The Russians say they’ve been complying.
THE PRESIDENT: I don’t have to speak to him. I don’t have to speak. I’m terminating the agreement because they violated the agreement. I’m terminating the agreement.
Thanks everybody. Thank you.
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2:57 P.M. EDT