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Navy weighs renaming carrier slated to honor Black war hero, potentially switching it to Trump
Hearst outlets report the Navy weighing a name change, while The Hill emphasizes the NAACP's strong opposition to swapping a war hero's name for Trump's.
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What happenedDuring President Donald Trump’s first term, the Navy announced that the Ford-class carrier would be called the USS Doris Miller.
The headline splitWDSU New Orleans (Hearst) frames it as "Navy weighs renaming carrier slated to honor Black war hero, potentially switching it to...". CBS News Politics frames it as "Black war hero's family responds to ship renaming controversy".
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CenterNavy weighs renaming carrier slated to honor Black war hero, potentially switching it to Trump
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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...
Black war hero's family responds to ship renaming controversy
The family of Doris Miller, a Black U.S. Navy sailor who died in action in World War II, is reacting to reports that an aircraft carrier under construction that was set to be named in his h...
