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China and Russia Love Trump’s New "Battleship" Idea

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Wes O'Donnell
Jan 02, 2026
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A new “battleship” is the kind of idea that sounds tough in a Mar-a-Lago ballroom and sounds insane the moment you try to pay for it.

Trump recently pitched a Trump class “battleship,” the USS Defiant, as the centerpiece of a Golden Fleet. Typically the first ship in a class is named after the class, so the first ship should be called t…

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