President Donald Trump referenced a racial slur during a meeting with top U.S. military leaders in Virginia on Tuesday, Sept. 30.

During a 72-minute speech at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Trump said he had "moved a submarine or two over to the coast of Russia" in response to nuclear threats made about three months ago by Russian spokesperson Dmitry Medvedev .

Trump told the audience of mainly stoic officers that he refers to the nuclear threat as the “N-word,” referencing a racial slur. “We can't let people throw around that word," Trump said. "I call it the N-word. There are two N-words, and you can’t use either of them.”

The president continued, "Frankly, if it does get to use, we have more than anybody else. We have better. We have newer. But it's something we don't ever want

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