The US Navy's most advanced aircraft carrier – which was commissioned and then later critiqued by former President Donald Trump – deployed Tuesday from Norfolk, Virginia, to head to the Atlantic.
The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford transits the Atlantic Ocean, March 26, 2022.The US Navy's first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford deployed Tuesday.Donald Trump once ranted about the ship's look, according to a book.
The ship comes with a slew of new technologies, including electromagnetic catapults that can launch planes and advanced weapons elevators that will move bombs and missiles up to the flight deck. According to"Peril," a book by Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Robert Costa, Trump was often preoccupied with the carrier, ranting about the ship's high cost as well as the placement of the flight command center on the flight deck.Congressmembers have also taken issue with the ship. Rep. Elaine Luria of Virginia called the ship a
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