Trump shares column urging US help for Ukraine to build Patriot missiles
Trump posts a Washington Post opinion piece arguing the United States could help Ukraine manufacture its own Patriot missiles to blunt Russian air attacks.
WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald J. Trump shared a The Washington Post opinion column arguing that the United States could help Ukraine manufacture its own Patriot missiles to counter Russian air attacks.
The post pointed readers to the piece without added commentary beyond the article’s title. Trump attached only the headline and the link to the opinion page, framing the shared material as a proposal for how his administration might act.
Here is the full post on truthsocial: “How Trump can help Ukraine build its own Patriot missiles: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/09/03/let-ukraine-make-patriot-missiles-block-russian-air-attacks/” on September 4, 2026 at 9:08 AM ET.
This is Trump’s 2nd message released today, out of 2 total today, and the last post was 2 hours ago, and it is not part of a thread. On average, Trump produces 18 posts per day since his inauguration on January 20, 2025. The move fits a broader pattern in Trump’s recent messaging, with 76 of his 617 posts over the last 30 days classified as Foreign Policy posts.
47th President Donald J. Trump shared a Washington Post opinion column from WASHINGTON D.C.
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Trump shared the column by mentioning the source (see washingtonpost). The linked opinion piece carries the title “Let Ukraine make Patriot missiles to block Russian air attacks,” published September 3, 2026.
The post links a defense-manufacturing idea to Trump’s own name, casting the president as a potential enabler of expanded Ukrainian air-defense production. Trump did not add his own words endorsing or rejecting the argument beyond posting the headline and link.
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