Navy may rename carrier to honor Donald Trump instead

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The Navy is considering renaming a carrier that was slated to honor a Black veteran, with the alternative proposal to honor Donald Trump. The change would replace the planned namesake with Trump.

WHO: U.S. Navy

WHAT: The Navy considers renaming a carrier originally slated to honor a Black veteran to instead honor Donald Trump.

WHEN: Reported Aug 21, 2026 at 10:18 AM ET

WHERE: USA

WHY: The Navy is considering an alternative namesake for the carrier.

How this story developed (showing 2 of 2 earlier reports)

Navy weighs removing Black war hero’s name from carrier · Aug 21, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET
Navy considers dropping plan to name carrier for Black hero · Aug 20, 2026 at 11:06 PM ET

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