Trump is harming the Navy
President Donald Trump has a constitutional obligation to check his ego at the door when it comes to military readiness. Increasingly, he is failing to do so, and it is having deleterious consequences for the Navy.
TL;DR
- President Trump's ego is negatively affecting military readiness, particularly for the Navy.
- The crew of the USS Abraham Lincoln has endured an extended deployment under difficult wartime conditions with limited relief.
- Trump has shown a preference for large battleships over more strategically sound destroyers, prioritizing size over military utility.
- The President is pushing for outdated steam catapults and aesthetically driven redesigns of aircraft carriers, ignoring naval operational needs.
- These decisions could compromise the Navy's ability to deter and defeat adversaries like China.
- The article criticizes Trump for allowing personal preferences to dictate major military decisions.