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dalton99a

(92,125 posts) Mon Dec 22, 2025, 05:32 PM Dec 22

Trump to announce Trump-class battleships

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

President Is Said to Plan New Class of Battleships Named for Him

President Trump is expected to announce a new type of ship for the Navy on Monday, according to a Pentagon official who requested anonymity to preview the plan. The official said the Navy was expected to call the new vessels Trump-class battleships. Mr. Trump, who is scheduled to appear later Monday with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the secretary of the Navy, John Phelan, in Palm Beach, Fla., has criticized the appearance of Navy warships.

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Trump to announce Trump-class battleships (Original Post) dalton99a Dec 22 OP

Puke Joinfortmill Dec 22 #1

Big, loud, fat, slow moving, dumps shit everywhere, whines constantly, give up all info to its enemies. TheBlackAdder Dec 22 #10

And always automatically tunrs and sails away whenever a Russian batteship shows up... regnaD kciN Dec 22 #16

No surprise. A man who didn't know what happened at Pearl Harbor can't be expected to have learned its lessons. rsdsharp Dec 22 #2

I thought battle ships were obsolete... crud Dec 22 #3

Trump tubs dweller Dec 22 #4

There's gotta be a "Bonespur variant". Arthur_Frain Dec 22 #5

USS Cadet Bonespurs dweller Dec 22 #12

Will the cost of these battleships be paid by tariffs? Emile Dec 22 #6

Oh, fuck me... Ocelot II Dec 22 #7

If like his properties, glass-bottom boats so they can look at the other Trump-class battleships. TheBlackAdder Dec 22 #8

When is he ever going to spend time on Diamond_Dog Dec 22 #9

What do nautical bone spurs look like? Do they go on the bow or the fantail? Norrrm Dec 22 #11

I hope ABC123Easy Dec 22 #13

When did The Onion sarisataka Dec 22 #14

Battleships? Like 1941 never happened . . . . hatrack Dec 22 #15

Joinfortmill

(20,073 posts)

1. Puke

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Mon Dec 22, 2025, 05:34 PM

Dec 22

TheBlackAdder

(29,981 posts)

10. Big, loud, fat, slow moving, dumps shit everywhere, whines constantly, give up all info to its enemies.

Reply to Joinfortmill (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 22, 2025, 05:43 PM

Dec 22

Yep. Did I leave anything out?

regnaD kciN

(27,465 posts)

16. And always automatically tunrs and sails away whenever a Russian batteship shows up...

Reply to TheBlackAdder (Reply #10)

Mon Dec 22, 2025, 06:24 PM

Dec 22

rsdsharp

(11,794 posts)

2. No surprise. A man who didn't know what happened at Pearl Harbor can't be expected to have learned its lessons.

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Mon Dec 22, 2025, 05:35 PM

Dec 22

crud

(1,198 posts)

3. I thought battle ships were obsolete...

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Mon Dec 22, 2025, 05:37 PM

Dec 22

figures...

dweller

(27,840 posts)

4. Trump tubs

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Mon Dec 22, 2025, 05:37 PM

Dec 22

soon to be littering the bottom of 7 seas …

USS Fascist Felon
USS Racist Rapist
USS Orange Oaf

😐

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Arthur_Frain

(2,266 posts)

5. There's gotta be a "Bonespur variant".

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Mon Dec 22, 2025, 05:37 PM

Dec 22

nt.

dweller

(27,840 posts)

12. USS Cadet Bonespurs

Reply to Arthur_Frain (Reply #5)

Mon Dec 22, 2025, 05:52 PM

Dec 22

n/t

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Emile

(40,616 posts)

6. Will the cost of these battleships be paid by tariffs?

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Mon Dec 22, 2025, 05:39 PM

Dec 22

Trump doesn't pay taxes, that's why his name shouldn't be associated with these unneeded ships.

Ocelot II

(129,076 posts)

7. Oh, fuck me...

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Mon Dec 22, 2025, 05:39 PM

Dec 22

And anyway, how is it even possible to utter the words "Trump" and "class" in the same sentence?

TheBlackAdder

(29,981 posts)

8. If like his properties, glass-bottom boats so they can look at the other Trump-class battleships.

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Mon Dec 22, 2025, 05:40 PM

Dec 22

Diamond_Dog

(39,766 posts)

9. When is he ever going to spend time on

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Mon Dec 22, 2025, 05:41 PM

Dec 22

something that makes Americans’ lives better? It’s always about something glorifying himself.

Norrrm

(4,003 posts)

11. What do nautical bone spurs look like? Do they go on the bow or the fantail?

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Mon Dec 22, 2025, 05:43 PM

Dec 22

ABC123Easy

(50 posts)

13. I hope

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Mon Dec 22, 2025, 05:54 PM

Dec 22

The next Dem POTUS will have the courage the scrap all of this idiocy. Cancel battleships, rebuild the east wing, cancel space force, remodel the white house interior, make pennies great again!

sarisataka

(22,230 posts)

14. When did The Onion

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Mon Dec 22, 2025, 05:56 PM

Dec 22

Buy the NYT?

hatrack

(64,250 posts)

15. Battleships? Like 1941 never happened . . . .

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Mon Dec 22, 2025, 06:17 PM

Dec 22

Pathetic and stupid (but certainly a convenient distraction!).

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