Trump Administration Live Updates: President Is Said to Plan New Class of Battleships Named for Him

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12/22/us/trump-news

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vegeta@lemmy.world · 39 pts · 238d (4 replies)

Maiq@piefed.social · 22 pts · 238d (1 reply)

He'll give it an unimaginative name like "the big beautiful boat".

lando55@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 238d

Beauty McBigBoat

aarch0x40@piefed.social · 12 pts · 238d (1 reply)

Wait, it's floating.  Should a Trump class ship be floating?

aarch0x40@piefed.social · 26 pts · 238d

VeryVito@lemmy.ml · 32 pts · 238d
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graycube@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 238d

The defense contractor doesn't really care if they are useless as long as they can drag out the construction contracts for decades and keep the gravy train flowing.

grte@lemmy.ca · 15 pts · 238d

Might as well call it a dreadnought for all the value a battleship will have in modern naval combat.

toast@retrolemmy.com · 14 pts · 238d (1 reply)

Why aren't we naming appropriate things after him? Next new strain of syphilis, perfect.

NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 238d

Only if said strain is widespread amongst children.

TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 11 pts · 238d (1 reply)

I'm curious to see what the Navy thinks a modern battleship should look like and do.

bigfondue@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 238d
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tonytins@pawb.social · 9 pts · 238d (1 reply)

And they fall apart immediately.

Soulphite@reddthat.com · 9 pts · 238d

Most military equipment is crap as it is. The common misconception of "military-grade" being top-notch is actually bullshit.

santa@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 238d

Mf can’t stop naming shit and can’t fix anything while America drowns in its own capitalistic sea of sharks.

kmartburrito@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 238d

Let me guess, they're big piles of expensive, stinky shit

foodandart@lemmy.zip · 7 pts · 238d (2 replies)

LOL! They're gonna be mothballed soon after he's gone, what do you want to bet?

Decomission central.

ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 238d (1 reply)

They won't even be built. He will just funnel a bunch of money to his defense contractor buddies.

I_Jedi@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 238d

Just like the Great Wall down south he built very strongly.

Treczoks@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 238d

Given the incompetence he surrounds himself with, this class will end up like the Wasa.

Flamekebab@piefed.social · 6 pts · 238d (3 replies)

What is it with extremist regimes and battleships?

Kronusdark@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 238d (2 replies)

I’m sure it’s a penis thing.

foodandart@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 238d

Beat me to it..

RunningInRVA@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 238d

I wish it was but I’m convinced Trump is such a pussy he doesn’t even have an excuse for a penis.

raynethackery@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 238d (3 replies)

Actual battleships? How well will they fare against modern weapons?

KnitWit@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 238d (1 reply)

If he gets his way and makes them steam powered, probably not great.

CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 238d

I hate it so much that the steam powered thing is not satire.

Taco is really that stupid.

Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 238d

Yeah i thought battleships were obsolete haha just like the big orange man

doc@sopuli.xyz · 6 pts · 238d (2 replies)

Exclusive first look at renderings of Trump class warship.

floofloof@lemmy.ca · 11 pts · 238d (1 reply)

Trump ship

FTFY

MOARbid1@piefed.social · 3 pts · 238d

Omfg, this is great! Thanks for the laugh, stranger!

keyhoh@piefed.social · 6 pts · 238d

Let's hope they have the same quality and integrity.

FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 238d

I could see wanting to name one thing after myself if I were rich and famous, but naming multiple things after yourself starts to get obnoxious

HeadfullofSoup@kbin.earth · 2 pts · 238d

First cheap gold-plated battleship in history

Rhaedas@fedia.io · 2 pts · 238d

Someone come up with a bingo card that has things still without his name on them. Won't take long to call a winner.

phutatorius@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 238d

Based on how many years it takes to build a battleship, Trump will be long gone before this brainfart is realized. Just more money pissed away do fuel his delusions of adequacy.

raynethackery@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 238d
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