NAACP slams Navy's reported talks to swap war hero's name on carrier with Trump's
NAACP President Derrick Johnson bashed the Navy Friday following reports that it planned to rename an aircraft carrier, named after a Black WWII war hero, and had considered President Trump's name as a replacement. Johnson wrote in a social media post that the alleged talks surrounding the USS Doris Miller's name are “a slap in...
The NAACP has criticized the US Navy over reported talks to rename an aircraft carrier currently named after a Black WWII war hero, with President Derrick Johnson calling it a "slap in the face". The carrier in question is the USS Doris Miller.
Reports suggest that the Navy considered renaming the carrier after President Trump, though this has not been confirmed.
There is no apparent connection between these reports and other news, including a breakdown in US-Canada trade talks.
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