Trump Promises Bigger U.S. Navy Fleet

U.S. President Donald Trump pledged to expand the U.S. Navy’s fleet to include 12 aircraft carriers during a March 2 speech on the deck of the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier in port at the Newport News shipyard in Virginia. The Navy currently has 10 carriers. The number tracks with his plan...

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