Trump Signs Executive Order, Calls for Iron Dome Construction to be ‘Immediate’

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Modeled after Israel’s Iron Dome protective shield, President Donald Trump has issued an executive order that one be built for the United States. Trump deemed the project a top priority and called for “immediate” work to be done.

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Trump made the remarks Monday evening; after landing at Joint Base Andrews, he confirmed that he had signed the executive order for the Iron Dome on the plane. Americans “protect other countries, but we don’t protect ourselves.”

Discussing his recently-confirmed Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Trump stated: “I know him very well. I think he’s going to be fantastic.”

“He’s what we need, to immediately begin the construction of a state-of-the-art Iron Dome missile defense shield, which will be able to protect Americans.”

Trump also referenced that President Ronald Reagan was interested in the system during the Cold War, but Americans “didn’t have the technology.”

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“And now we have phenomenal technology. You see that with Israel,” Trump continued. “So I think the United States is entitled to that. And everything will be made right here in the USA 100%.”

“We’re going next to ensure that we have the most lethal fighting force in the world.”

On Monday, the State Department said that a future Iron Dome is one of Hegseth’s many priorities.

“Other areas the secretary will study include reinstating troops that were pushed out because of COVID-19 vaccination mandates and developing an Iron Dome anti-missile system for the United States,” the statement read.

Fox News notes that an Iron Dome has been on Trump’s agenda for some time. “By next term we will build a great Iron Dome over our country,” Trump said during a West Palm Beach event on June 14. “We deserve a dome…it’s a missile defense shield, and it’ll all be made in America.”

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