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President Trump bragged about U.S. fighter jets that are “almost like an invisible fighter” while talking to Coast Guard service members on Thanksgiving. Trump told the service members on Thursday that the Air Force was “ordering a lot of planes, in particular the F-35 fighter jet, which is, you know, almost like an invisible fighter," according to a pool report. "I was asking the Air Force guys, I said, how good is this plane?" Trump said. "They said, well, sir, you can't see it. Even if it's right next to it, it can't see it," Trump said. "I said, 'That helps.' He says we do very well, you can't see it. Literally you can't see. It's hard to fight a plane you can't see right?,” Trump said at the time.

. The U.S. Air Force flew bombers and fighter escorts farther north of the demilitarized zone than at any point this century to send “a clear message” to North Korea, a Pentagon spokesperson said Saturday. The Air Force flew B-1B Lancer bombers from Guam and F-15C Eagle fighter escorts from Okinawa, Japan, earlier Saturday in international airspace over waters east of North Korea. “North Korea’s weapons program is a grave threat to the Asia-Pacific region and the entire international community. Trump labeled Kim “Rocket Man” and charged that he was on a “suicide mission” by continuing to provoke the U.S. by building up its nuclear arsenal.