From the US Naval Institute:
Trump: Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford ‘100,000-ton Message to the World’
President Donald Trump made a case for continued American military dominance and congressional support for his pending defense budget against the backdrop of the entrance of the world’s largest warship into service on Saturday.
In a speech during the commissioning ceremony of the next-generation aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), Trump proclaimed the ship would be a message of strength and deterrence while praising the crew and Newport News Shipbuilding shipbuilders in the ceremony in Ford’s hangar bay.
“American steel and American hands have constructed a 100,000-ton message to the world,” Trump said. “American might is second to none and we’re getting bigger and better and stronger everyday in my administration. That I can tell you.”
Trump quoted the ship namesake President Gerald R. Ford’s position on military readiness and Ford’s belief that U.S. lack of preparation before World War II encouraged enemies to fight harder.
Yesterday's two hour ceremony can be watched here: VIDEO: Aircraft Carrier Gerald R. Ford Commissioning Ceremony
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