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With the ‘Trump Class,’ Navy battleships join a long list of government entities named for the President

Manu Raju

By Manu Raju, Stephen Collinson and Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN

Published 12:56 PM EST, Tue December 23, 2025

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With the 'Trump Class,' Navy battleships join a long list of government entities named for the President

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"This is clearly a president who is chasing a legacy in his own lifetime," Stephen Collinson tells Manu Raju after President Trump designates a new fleet of Navy battleships the "Trump Class." As Isaac Dovere notes, "There are a lot of voters who seem to think his priorities are not in the right place."

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