What's the purpose of President Trump's Navy?
- Written by Simon Reich, Professor in The Division of Global Affairs and The Department of Political Science, Rutgers University Newark
The USS Gerald Ford in Newport News, Virginia, cost nearly $13 billion to build. AP Photo/Steve HelberPresident Trump visited Newport News at the beginning of March to deliver a speech aboard the soon-to-be commissioned USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier. It provided a timely reminder of his campaign pledge that he would increase the size of the...

