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'Vanity project': Kirby slams Navy weighing renaming ship after Trump instead of Pearl Harbor HERO

Navy leadership is reportedly working to rename a new aircraft carrier and instead of honoring a heroic sailor, they plan on naming it after President Trump. The ship was supposed to be named for Doris Miller, who played a key role during Pearl Harbor. Democratic strategist Basil Smikle and retired U.S. Navy rear admiral John Kirby join Alicia Menendez to share their reaction.

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