Breitbart Credits Trump With Launch Of Aircraft Carrier That Began Construction During Bush Administration

With a giant headline screaming “MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN” this morning Breitbart credited Trump with the launch of a new aircraft carrier that began construction in 2005 during the George W. Bush administration. They write:

Smelling of fresh paint instead of jet fuel, the U.S. Navy’s newest, most advanced aircraft carrier will join the fleet this weekend, bringing the nation’s carrier fleet back up to 11 and marking the beginning of Trump’s military rebuild.

The USS Gerald Ford will be commissioned this Saturday in a ceremony that will draw VIPs including Defense Secretary James Mattis, 38th President Gerald Ford’s daughter Susan Bales Ford, and perhaps even President Trump himself.

Trump has pledged to bring the Navy’s fleet up to 350 ships and the carrier fleet up to 12. The Ford’s commissioning marks a significant step towards that goal.

It also ends a five-year stretch of the U.S. Navy only having 10 carriers, despite a law requiring 11 that has been waived by Congress every year since 2012.

The original headline noted above has since been changed now that the story is further down on Breitbart’s front page.