Trump faces backlash over reports US navy carrier could be named after him instead of Black war hero
Sources say US navy is working to rename carrier originally planned to honor second world war sailor Doris Miller The Trump administration has been accused of delivering a “slap in the face” to US military veterans after reports that a navy aircraft carrier set to honor a Black war hero may, instead, be named after Donald Trump. The US navy had previously announced that the carrier under construction would be called
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- 21 Aug 2026, 16:14 UTC
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Sources say US navy is working to rename carrier originally planned to honor second world war sailor Doris Miller The Trump administration has been accused of delivering a “slap in the face” to US military veterans after reports that a navy aircraft carrier set to honor a Black war hero may, instead, be named after Donald Trump. The US navy had previously announced that the carrier under construction would be called
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Trump faces backlash over reports US navy carrier could be named after him instead of Black war hero
Sources say US navy is working to rename carrier originally planned to honor second world war sailor Doris Miller The Trump administration has been accused of delivering a “slap in the face” to US military veterans after reports that a navy aircraft carrier set to honor a Black war hero may, instead, be named after Donald Trump. The US navy had previously announced that the carrier under construction would be called
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Trump faces backlash over reports US navy carrier could be named after him instead of Black war hero
Sources say US navy is working to rename carrier originally planned to honor second world war sailor Dorris Miller The Trump administration has been accused of delivering a “slap in the face” to US military veterans after reports that a navy aircraft carrier set to honor a Black war hero may, instead, be named after Donald Trump. The US navy had previously announced that the carrier under construction would be called
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