US president announces new ‘Trump Class’ battleships as tensions with Venezuela mount

President Donald Trump has unveiled plans for the construction of two new battleships – named after himself – that he says will “inspire fear in America’s enemies all over the world”. Addressing the media at his Mar-a-Lago resort in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Monday, the US president said that the new Trump Class of Navy battleships will begin with the construction of two vessels, but eventually expend to encompass between 20 and 25. “They’ll help maintain American military supremacy, revive the American ship building industry, and inspire fear in America’s enemies all over the world,” Trump said. Although he…