Donald Trump says US needs Patriot missiles after Biden gave many to Ukraine

Former President Donald Trump asserted that the United States urgently requires additional Patriot air‑defence missiles, arguing that the country’s own stockpiles are depleted. He criticized the previous administration, saying former President Joe Biden supplied Ukraine with a "huge" amount of weapons – he cited $300 billion worth of ammunition – without compensation. Trump made the comments to reporters at the White House press office following a recent meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, during which no firm commitment was reached to provide further Patriot systems. He linked the shortage to extensive use of the missiles in the Middle‑East conflict and the war with Iran, and called for a rapid renewal of the U.S. arsenal.