Both the current and incoming president spoke to military crowds Tuesday, painting the armed forces and international alliances, in very different lights. President Obama also unleashed what could be seen as a veiled threat at his successor when it comes to counterterrorism policies. Political Reporter Josh Robin has more.
A thank you speech near Fort Bragg, where the President Elect says America's armed forces are inadequate.
"We're going to have such a strong, powerful military," Donald Trump said. "It's not going to be depleted any longer."
At an Air Force base a few hours earlier — President Obama delivered his final national security speech, a rosier assessment, regarding the group that calls itself the Islamic State.
"The bottom line is we are breaking the back of ISIL," Obama said. "We're taking away its safe havens."
The 44th, and soon to be 45th president didn't mention each other by name.
Still, the faults each sees in the other were apparent, with Obama viewing Trump as a threat not just to what he calls a sound counterterrorism strategy, but the nation's very values.
"The United States of America is not a place where some citizens have to withstand greater scrutiny or have to carry a special ID card, or prove that they're not an enemy from within," Obama said.
Obama warned about maintaining alliances and turning inward.
"We don't want countries taking advantage of us anymore," Trump said.
Trump stressed America first, welcoming new coalitions, and introducing his pick for Defense Secretary, retired Marine General James Mattis.
"Rather than a rigid dogma, we're guided by the lessons of history and a desire to promote stability," Trump said. "Stability all over, and strength in our land."
Turning to the economy, Trump is again warning companies that are outsourcing jobs.
Earlier he says he could scrap a new Air Force One project amid concern Boeing is overcharging.
It comes after the Boeing's CEO praised international trade.
In a statement Boeing says it looks forward to delivering the best planes at the best value.
Trump's thank you tour is continuing. With more stops planned this week in Iowa and Michigan. Both are states Trump won, that went for President Obama twice.