President Donald Trump announced that he has approved a plan for the U.S. Navy to begin construction on two new battleships, which he described as the largest and most powerful ever built by the United States.

Trump made the announcement while discussing his role as commander in chief and his long-standing interest in reviving the construction of large-scale naval vessels.

He said the new ships will exceed the size and power of historic American battleships and represent a major advancement in naval capability.

“As Commander in Chief, it's my great honor to announce that I have approved a plan for the Navy to begin the construction of two brand new, very large, largest we've ever built battleships,” Trump said.

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Trump compared the planned vessels to some of the most well-known battleships in U.S. naval history, including the Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, and Alabama.

He said the new ships will surpass those earlier models in both size and combat capability.

“You know you used to build the Iowa, the Missouri, the Wisconsin, the Alabama, many others, we had big battleships,” Trump said.

“These are bigger, but they will have 100 times the there'll be 100 times the force, the power, and there's never been anything like these ships.”

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According to Trump, the idea for building new battleships dates back to his first term, when he questioned why the United States had moved away from constructing large, heavily armed naval vessels.

He said the design process for the new ships has been underway for an extended period as a result of that push.

“These have been under design consideration for a long time, and it started with me in my first term, because I said, why aren't we doing battleships like we used to?” Trump said.

Trump emphasized that the new battleships will set a new standard globally, describing them as unmatched in speed, size, and lethality.

He said they will significantly outperform any previous battleship design.

“And the these are the best in the world,” Trump said.

“They'll be the fastest, the biggest and by far, 100 times more powerful than any battleship ever built.”

He again referenced historic battleships to illustrate the scale of the new vessels, noting that while earlier ships were similar in size to one another, the new design represents a substantial leap forward.

“So if you look at the Iowa, the Missouri, Wisconsin, Alabama, and others,” Trump said.

“But they're they were similar in size, some a little bit bigger than the others, but if you take the biggest one, it's 100 times more powerful.”

Trump said the new battleships will be slightly longer and significantly larger overall, with expanded capacity compared to previous generations of ships.

“They're longer by a little bit. But they're bigger, they're bigger ships, but they hold much more,” he said.

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