WATCH: Navy weighs stripping Black WWII hero’s name on ship to replace with Trump's: Sources
Sources tell ABC News the Pentagon may strip WWII hero Doris Miller's name from a U.S. aircraft carrier to rename the ship after Pres. Trump.
The US Navy is considering renaming an aircraft carrier currently under construction. According to sources, the ship was originally planned to be named after Doris Miller, a Black sailor who was a hero in World War II.
The Navy's plan to rename the carrier has sparked criticism. The Guardian US reports that sources say the ship may instead be named after President Donald Trump.
President Trump is set to appear at a rally in South Carolina on Friday in support of Senator Lindsey Graham's replacement, Darline Graham, ahead of a Republican runoff next week, as reported by The Hill and PBS NewsHour.
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