Exclusive: Navy weighs renaming carrier slated to honor Black war hero, potentially switching it to Trump | CNN Politics
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The US Navy is working to rename an aircraft carrier under construction that was set to honor a Black sailor hailed for his heroic actions during the attack on Pearl Harbor, three sources familiar with internal discussions told CNN.

this entire administration is irredeemable scum.

Article is a good read about Miller.

The choice of USS Doris Miller marked the first time an aircraft carrier would honor an enlisted sailor, and the first aircraft carrier to be named for an African American. Asked about his decision to name the carrier after Miller, Modly told CNN that it was recommended to him by a group of retired Black admirals, and that he believes “one of our most powerful warships should bear the name of a sailor like Miller to bring greater attention to what makes our Navy so unique — and great.”

  • bus_factor
    42·
    3 months ago

    It’s okay, he’s already half dead. They renamed the JFK memorial and put his name there, so there’s already precedent for sticking his name places reserved for dead people.

      • AbidanYreEnglish
        4·
        3 months ago

        Putting his stupid face on coinage is illegal too and it doesn’t seem to be stopping them.

        • bedwyr@piefed.caEnglish
          1·
          3 months ago

          Did they follow through with that 100 dollar gold coin thing then? I thought that was from his first term even I forget but didn’t know they actually did it.

          I think I recall one of his companies made like non us currency coins with his stupid face purportedly of gold, that they were hawking back then on infomercials. Classy as always.

          • AbidanYreEnglish
            2·
            3 months ago

            Who can even tell, honestly? I know I saw some stuff about them discussing it within the last couple weeks but at this point I can’t tell what’s just idle bullshit versus what they’re actually doing.

      • bus_factor
        2·
        3 months ago

        There’s even more precedent for him doing illegal things! So it’s all fine. /s