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He'll give it an unimaginative name like "the big beautiful boat".
Beauty McBigBoat
Wait, it's floating. Should a Trump class ship be floating?
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.
Might as well call it a dreadnought for all the value a battleship will have in modern naval combat.
Why aren't we naming appropriate things after him? Next new strain of syphilis, perfect.
Only if said strain is widespread amongst children.
I'm curious to see what the Navy thinks a modern battleship should look like and do.
And they fall apart immediately.
Most military equipment is crap as it is. The common misconception of "military-grade" being top-notch is actually bullshit.
Mf can’t stop naming shit and can’t fix anything while America drowns in its own capitalistic sea of sharks.
Let me guess, they're big piles of expensive, stinky shit
LOL! They're gonna be mothballed soon after he's gone, what do you want to bet?
Decomission central.
They won't even be built. He will just funnel a bunch of money to his defense contractor buddies.
Just like the Great Wall down south he built very strongly.
Let's hope they have the same quality and integrity.
Actual battleships? How well will they fare against modern weapons?
If he gets his way and makes them steam powered, probably not great.
I hate it so much that the steam powered thing is not satire.
Taco is really that stupid.
Yeah i thought battleships were obsolete haha just like the big orange man
What is it with extremist regimes and battleships?
I’m sure it’s a penis thing.
I wish it was but I’m convinced Trump is such a pussy he doesn’t even have an excuse for a penis.
Beat me to it..
Given the incompetence he surrounds himself with, this class will end up like the Wasa.
Exclusive first look at renderings of Trump class warship.
FTFY
Omfg, this is great! Thanks for the laugh, stranger!
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.
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
Someone come up with a bingo card that has things still without his name on them. Won't take long to call a winner.
First cheap gold-plated battleship in history