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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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George Chidi

Trump faces backlash over reports US navy carrier could be named after him instead of Black war hero

a sailor looks ahead
Doris ‘Dorie’ Miller Photograph: Bettmann/Bettmann Archive

The Trump administration has been accused of delivering a “slap in the face” to US military veterans after reports that a navy aircraft carrier set to honor a Black war hero may, instead, be named after Donald Trump.

The US navy had previously announced that the carrier under construction would be called the USS Doris Miller, in tribute to a sailor celebrated for his heroism during the attack on Pearl Harbor in the second world war.

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