"Imagine the CEO of a car company telling his engineers and designers that he wants them to make a new line of automobiles. He knows nothing about cars and has no interest in how they're produced, but he knows one thing for certain: The line will be named after himself. Everyone claps-because of course they do-but no one really knows what comes next, except that the line needs to look sexy and sporty."
"That's pretty much what the president did today when he announced that a new class of ship named after one Donald J. Trump would be added to the "Golden Fleet," his name for a renewed U.S. Navy. (You might wonder about the propriety of a sitting president naming naval vessels, among other things, after himself. Pardon the expression, but that ship has sailed.)"
"When asked for his endgame in the confrontation with Venezuela, for example, he launched into his usual lines about people being sent into the United States from prisons and mental hospitals, as if someone had hit the wrong button and played the wrong recording. He also reiterated that he wanted U.S. ships to be more attractive, noting that he would be involved in the design of the new vessels because "I am a very aesthetic person.""
The president announced a new class of ships to be named after Donald J. Trump and labeled a "Golden Fleet" for a renewed U.S. Navy. The naming included questions about propriety of a sitting president naming vessels after himself. The press conference featured slushy delivery and meandering answers that fueled speculation about his cognitive health. When pressed on Venezuela he repeated familiar claims about people being sent from prisons and mental hospitals. He emphasized ship aesthetics and volunteered to be involved in the design, saying, "I am a very aesthetic person." Navy Secretary John Phelan and other officials appeared supportive.
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