For #Trump, the ships recalled “Victory at Sea,” a documentary television series that ran in the 1950s & touted the role that #battleships & other #Navy vessels played in WWII.
“Did you ever see ‘Victory at Sea?’ ” he mused to reporters in January when talking about the new battleships. “What a great thing that is to watch!”
Phelan played a prominent role in selling Trump on the new ships & his ambitious plans for revitalizing the US Navy’s fleet & the US shipbuilding industry.
@Nonilex "For #Trump, the ships recalled “Victory at Sea,” a documentary television series that ran in the 1950s & touted the role that #battleships & other #Navy vessels played in WWII.".
Trump is clueless. By WW2 battleships were already obselete, easy targets to air attack, and that was well before everyone developed guided missiles and drones.