World · 21 August 2026
US Navy may name new carrier after Trump, not Black hero
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The US Navy is reportedly considering naming a new aircraft carrier, previously designated the USS Doris Miller, after Donald Trump. Officials had indicated during Trump's first term that the Ford-class carrier would honour Miller, an African American sailor lauded for his actions at Pearl Harbor. Naming an aircraft carrier after a sitting president would be unprecedented.
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