{"id":2390109,"date":"2025-01-14T11:38:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T16:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-names-aircraft-carriers-after-bill-clinton-and-george-w-bush\/"},"modified":"2025-01-14T11:39:02","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T16:39:02","slug":"biden-names-aircraft-carriers-after-bill-clinton-and-george-w-bush","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-names-aircraft-carriers-after-bill-clinton-and-george-w-bush\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden names aircraft carriers after Bill Clinton and George W. Bush"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-names-aircraft-carriers-after-bill-clinton-and-george-w-bush%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2390109&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Joe Biden has \u2063announced that the \u200cnext two U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">aircraft \u2064carriers<\/a> will be named after former presidents Bill Clinton and George \u200dW. Bush. The\u2063 vessels will be designated as\u2064 the USS William J. \u200bClinton (CVN 82) \u2063and the \u200dUSS George W. Bush (CVN 83). although construction on thes \u200ccarriers has not\u2062 yet started, they are expected\u200b to be commissioned in the\u200d mid-2030s. Biden personally informed both clinton and Bush about \u2062this decision.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Biden names two aircraft carriers after Bill Clinton and George W. Bush<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1913876\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">Joe Biden<\/a> announced that the next two aircraft carriers will be named after former Presidents <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bill-clinton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Bill Clinton\">Bill Clinton<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/george-w-bush\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">George W. Bush<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The vessels will be officially designated the <em>USS William J. Clinton (CVN 82)<\/em> and the <em>USS George W. Bush (CVN 83)<\/em>. Neither has begun construction yet, but both are due to be commissioned in the mid-2030s. Biden said he told Clinton and Bush about the decision in person.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In this Saturday, April 8, 2017, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fda-approves-johnson-johnson-covid-vaccine\/\" title=\"FDA approves Johnson &amp; Johnson COVID vaccine\">file photo provided<\/a> by the U.S. Navy, the <em>USS Gerald R. Ford<\/em> embarks on the first of its sea trials to test various state-of-the-art systems on its own power for the first time from Newport News, Virginia. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ridge Leoni\/U.S. Navy via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;When I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/xi-jinping-missing-from-coronavirus-response-as-china-pivots-to-blame-silent-carriers-for-national-outbreak\/\" title=\"Xi Jinping Missing from Coronavirus Response as China Pivots to Blame &#039;Silent Carriers&#039; for National Outbreak\">personally delivered<\/a> the news to Bill and George, they were deeply humbled,&rdquo; he said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2025\/01\/13\/statement-from-president-biden-announcing-the-names-of-cvn-82-and-cvn-83\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"statement\">statement<\/a>. &ldquo;Each knows firsthand the weight of the responsibilities that come with being Commander-in-Chief. And both know well our duty to support the families and loved ones who wait and worry for the safe return of their servicemember.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Notably, President-elect Donald Trump is known for disliking both former presidents.<\/p>\n<p>Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin praised the choice of ship names in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The future USS William J. Clinton and the future USS George W. Bush will serve as lasting tributes to each leader&rsquo;s legacy in service of the United States,&rdquo; Austin said. &ldquo;Like their namesakes, these two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-navy-an-aircraft-carrier-superpower-for-a-reason\/\" title=\"U.S. Navy: An Aircraft Carrier Superpower for a Reason\">future carriers<\/a>, and the crews who sail them, will work to safeguard our national security, remind us of our history, and inspire others to serve our great republic.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USNavy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@USNavy<\/a> named two future Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers as the future USS William J. Clinton (CVN 82) and USS George W. Bush (CVN 83). Like their namesakes, these two future carriers, and the crews who sail them, will work to safeguard our national security, remind&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lrLMW8fFFi\">pic.twitter.com\/lrLMW8fFFi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III (@SecDef) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecDef\/status\/1878930858523988104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 13, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The next two <em>Gerald R. Ford<\/em>-class aircraft carriers are part of an effort to replace the aging <em>Nimitz<\/em>-class aircraft carriers &mdash; the <em>USS Gerald R. Ford<\/em> was commissioned in 2017, and the <em>USS John F. Kennedy<\/em> is scheduled to be commissioned later this year. The <em>USS Enterprise<\/em> is still under construction, while the <em>USS Doris Miller<\/em> is set to enter construction next year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The new <em>Gerald R. Ford<\/em>-class carriers are larger than the <em>Nimitz<\/em>-class carriers and require fewer crew members. They boast several high-tech upgrades, such as an electromagnetic catapult for launching planes, a hull that reduces drag, and increased automation. However, this comes at the hefty <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalinterest.org\/blog\/buzz\/aircraft-carrier-showdown-ford-class-vs-nimitz-class-who-wins-212497\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"cost\">cost<\/a> of $13 billion per ship.<\/p>\n<p>Clinton and Bush will become the 11th and 12th presidents to have a nuclear aircraft carrier named after them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1913876\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1913876\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biden announces two aircraft carriers named after Clinton and Bush<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2390110,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/USS-Gerald-Ford.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[48485,3620,38900],"class_list":["post-2390109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-aircraft-carriers","tag-biden","tag-bill-clinton"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/USS-Gerald-Ford.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2390109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2390109"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2390109\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2390113,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2390109\/revisions\/2390113"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2390110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2390109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2390109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2390109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}