Trump confirms 2 nuclear submarines are 'in the region' to counter Russia

President Donald Trump told reporters on Sunday that nuclear submarines he ordered to counter Russia are now "in the region" ahead of U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff’s visit. 

Before boarding Air Force One in Allentown, Pa., to return to Washington, D.C., Trump was asked if the nuclear submarines had already been deployed to "face Russia." Trump said on TRUTH Social on Friday that he ordered two nuclear submarines "to be positioned in the appropriate regions" in response to what he considered "highly provocative statements" from former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev about potential war with the U.S. 

"I've already put out a statement and the answer is they are in the region, yeah, where they have to be," Trump told reporters at Lehigh Valley International Airport on Sunday. 

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