Patriot Brief
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New class announced: President Trump says the U.S. will build new battleships as part of a “Golden Fleet.”
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Scale and power: The proposed Trump-class ships are described as the largest and most powerful surface combatants since WWII.
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Future expansion: The plan could grow to 20–25 ships, beginning with two currently approved vessels.
America’s naval might is getting a bold reboot. President Donald Trump revealed plans Monday for a new era of U.S. battleships, unveiling what he calls a powerful new “Golden Fleet” that will include the largest surface warships the nation has ever built. Standing alongside Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Navy Secretary John Phelan, Trump announced the first of these Trump-class battleships — with construction expected to begin soon and production ultimately expanding to 20–25 vessels. The ships are touted as bigger, more lethal, and harder-hitting than anything modern navies have seen, bringing back a fighting tradition last prominent in World War II.
Breitbart reports:
President Donald Trump announced Monday the United States is building the largest battleships “in the history of the world” as part of a new “Golden Fleet” for the U.S. Navy.
Trump made the announcement alongside Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Secretary of the Navy John Phelan at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, noting the ships will be part of the forthcoming “Golden Fleet.”
“As commander-in-chief, it’s my great honor to announce that I have approved a plan for the Navy to begin the construction of two brand new, very large — the largest we’ve ever built — battleships,” Trump said.
Per the president, the campaign to build new battleships will begin with the two he announced Monday and continue with eight more. “Then we’re going to ultimately, and pretty quickly, have a total of about 20 to 25, we’ll make that determination,” he noted.
“We envision that these ships will be the first of a whole new class of battleships to be produced in the years to come,” the president continued.
This announcement aims to signal American strength in a world where seas and supply lines matter as much as skies and cyberspace. Whether critics call it symbolic or strategic, Trump’s Golden Fleet initiative demonstrates a clear priority on rebuilding U.S. sea power and manufacturing might for decades to come.
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