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A naval aircraft carrier under construction is slated to bear the name of an enlisted sailor, the first for an African-American. Or was.

The Navy is planning to replace Doris Miller’s name on the ship, possibly with that of president Donald Trump, CNN reports. No carrier in the US Navy has ever been named for a sitting president.

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[–] Sciaphobia@sh.itjust.works 66 points 1 month ago (5 children)

I like to think he's so desperate to honor himself because he knows history won't.

[–] Wytch@lemmy.zip 21 points 1 month ago (2 children)

This is exactly it. He's hoping to brand as much as he can while he's alive. The Kennedy center was a huge blow to his ego. He'll use the board to gild the whole thing so it'll cost millions to undo.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They voted to carve his name into it so that it can't be undone. Bitches don't know about patching, and filling.

[–] SkybreakerEngineer@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's marble, not concrete. Anything that gets engraved is going to be visible no matter what.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Remove a section and replace, then. It wasn't carved in place.

[–] Dultas@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Yeah, it's a literal facade.

[–] lemmyng@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Like a dying dog, he'll pee on everything in a desperate attempt to mark his territory before he, y'know, dies.

[–] Malyca@lemmy.zip 15 points 1 month ago

He's always been this way. He's a rapist and he wants to force himself on the whole world. It's narcissism and evil.

[–] stickyprimer@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Weirdly, history has whitewashed plenty of fascists and murderers. We always assume the truth is what survives in the long run but this is hardly guaranteed.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

We can chip a huge turd out of a Mountain and call it the Trump monument.

[–] daychilde@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Sure, but even better would be to give him absolutely no further attention at all.

[–] BuckFutter@timeyak.com 39 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Trump really hates wartime hero’s, doesn’t he…absolutely deplorable.

[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 points 1 month ago

Especially black ones. Thats mostly what this is about

[–] tea_n_typewriters@lemmy.world 24 points 1 month ago

Doris Miller: mans a machine gun during an attack

Donald Trump: mans a catering truck during a potential attack

[–] OldChicoAle@lemmy.world 19 points 1 month ago (2 children)

You mean the draft dodger?

[–] Cjwi@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Trump is our real black war hero

[–] savvie@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 month ago

Yes, President Donald J ‘Dickfarts’ Trump!

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Idk, there's definitely something fitting about 200 half-starved sailors doing the hover-ass over malfunctioning toilets on the USS Donald J Trump.

[–] stickyprimer@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Yeah but it’s weird to name any structure after Trump when only ~~consenting~~ adults are having sex inside it.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The US Navy has a long and storied reputation for sexual assault. Practically back to it's founding.

[–] stickyprimer@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Ah then USS Trump it is!

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Rape is common in the US military.

[–] stickyprimer@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago
[–] HumanOnEarth@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 month ago

If it walks like a racist and it talks like a racist and it governs like a racist and it......

[–] WesternInfidels@feddit.online 12 points 1 month ago

When he was ranting about steam catapults -- that was this same ship he was talking about.

[–] PorradaVFR@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago
[–] hamsamrich@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I’m just glad he’s old. Can you imagine if he was like 40 or 50? only a matter of time.

[–] warbond@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Science has already unnaturally extended his life and I will never forgive it for that

[–] lemmyng@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Science, the best medical drugs known to man, and a whole lotta spite.

[–] iocase@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago

The.US has been ruled by a single group of 1940-1950 babies. Thank god they eventually die but still...

[–] opus86@lemmy.today 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If they name it after Trump, it will just sink like everything else he does.

[–] jestho@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 month ago

I think it might actually turn into a slowly melting pile of shit

[–] SouthEndSunset@piefed.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So they’re gonna call it Captain Bonespurs?

[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The USS Epic Dumbass

Or maybe it'll be like ship names in Halo:

the USS Travesty of Greed

USS Racist Clown

USS Traitorous Fuckstick

[–] MrTomS@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] OldChicoAle@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Damn good coffee

[–] HumanOnEarth@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

I need this on my morning coffee cup

[–] bhamlin@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm here for the USS Orange Jello

[–] Jerb322@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

USS Pedophile

[–] blastosist@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 month ago

The fact that over 30% of Americans support this is depressing.

[–] ScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Maybe he wants them to jump off the side before boarding this time.

If everyone who loves Trump would get in Navy ships our problems would be solved.