BREAKING: The TRUMP CLASS BATTLESHIPS are coming to the U.S. Navy, with the first one being named t

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/EricLDaugh/status/2003225354111221869

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/nicksortor/status/2003228194821013900

[Atruepatriot]

 

[libertybele]

Good news, though I'm watching Trump now since he's been rumored to have had a stroke.  Perhaps it's just me looking for something  wrong now,  but he doesn't some his normal energetic self and he's not speaking off the cuff like he normally does.  Just my observation.

[DefiantMassRINO]

Will it be a nice, shiny golden battleship (a rich Persian's shiny bath toy) for the Golden Fleet?

[libertybele]

Will it be a nice, shiny golden battleship (a rich Persian's shiny bath toy) for the Golden Fleet?

 

[rustynail]

They will never be built?

[Atruepatriot]

They are celebrating Zotting the first user who posted about this over at TOS.

[Atruepatriot]

Will it be a nice, shiny golden battleship (a rich Persian's shiny bath toy) for the Golden Fleet?

In everything I have read tonight you are the first to think about the Gold... :)

[mystery-ak]

Good news, though I'm watching Trump now since he's been rumored to have had a stroke.  Perhaps it's just me looking for something  wrong now,  but he doesn't some his normal energetic self and he's not speaking off the cuff like he normally does.  Just my observation.

I went and re-watched him..you are right but I think he is just tired..

[Timber Rattler]

They are celebrating Zotting the first user who posted about this over at TOS.

No surprise there.

[Atruepatriot]

No surprise there.

Yeah the sadism is off the charts. The term "stability" is in serious question.

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4358603/posts?page=84#84

Oh wow! Cool pic!

[libertybele]

   No place for this kind of crappola!! 

[libertybele]

I went and re-watched him..you are right but I think he is just tired..

He has stuck to reading from script last couple of speeches which isn't the norm for him. 

Prayers for President Trump.

[Cyber Liberty]

Yeah the sadism is off the charts. The term "stability" is in serious question.

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4358603/posts?page=84#84

Oh wow! Cool pic!

Gagline appears to have been a troll? 

[Right_in_Virginia]

He has stuck to reading from script last couple of speeches which isn't the norm for him. 

No, he hasn't @libertybele. He's had long rallies, one in PA and one in NC.  Trump holds unscripted, long press events from morning to night, every day.  Looking at notes indicates he stayed too long at his last meeting or on the phone and didn't have time to review names, dates and/or dollars before facing the cameras.

[AL]

Being a Navy Vet from the 60s I don't know what to make of this.  Hope I can live long enough to see one of these set sail.   

[Atruepatriot]

Gagline appears to have been a troll? 

Anyone and everyone who does not follow the herd and choose Trump over God is a Troll there. It has become a Religion and Cult of purism. If you are not 100% and show any independent intelligent objectivity at all they consider you a Troll and call for you to be banned. My problem is how much they enjoy inflicting this harm on others. I have seen some good innocent people banned for very little reason just because they enjoy being sadistic and cruel so much over there.

It turns into a senseless shark feeding frenzy. Thing is if we are going to get our Republic back we want to bring more people in and not kick more people out. It is counterproductive to ban everyone who is not absolutely 100% lockstep with the herd. Pretty soon you got no one left except those five good old boys and those five good old boys cannot fund the site. And like them over there or not the conservative movement needs every platform and outlet it can get.

I founded and webmaster my own Conservative domain and forum, yet even so I fully support and defend the stability and survival of the FR and every platform available like you guys here. I think what you have here is wonderful and sorely needed as all Conservative platforms are needed. If we are going to win this war it will take every ship and every available hand on deck. You just can't start tossing all your hands overboard just because they have a little wrinkle in their collar. Or you won't have anyone left to keep the ship afloat...

They are dying over there, and that purist mob rule is exactly why. They think more of themselves than they do the domain or Conservative Movement in whole. I received PM after PM from others over there who see that very same thing I do. In fact, it is what got me invited here in the first place. And which I appreciate very much. There seems to be a level of objective sensibility here they just do not have over there. Together we will stand, divided we will fall... Who needs the left as an enemy when they hate EACH OTHER even more...

[txradioguy]

Anyone and everyone who does not follow the herd and choose Trump over God is a Troll there. It has become a Religion and Cult of purism. If you are not 100% and show any independent intelligent objectivity at all they consider you a Troll and call for you to be banned. My problem is how much they enjoy inflicting this harm on others. I have seen some good innocent people banned for very little reason just because they enjoy being sadistic and cruel so much over there.

It turns into a senseless shark feeding frenzy. Thing is if we are going to get our Republic back we want to bring more people in and not kick more people out. It is counterproductive to ban everyone who is not absolutely 100% lockstep with the herd. Pretty soon you got no one left except those five good old boys and those five good old boys cannot fund the site. And like them over there or not the conservative movement needs every platform and outlet it can get.

I founded and webmaster my own Conservative domain and forum, yet even so I fully support and defend the stability and survival of the FR and every platform available like you guys here. I think what you have here is wonderful and sorely needed as all Conservative platforms are needed. If we are going to win this war it will take every ship and every available hand on deck. You just can't start tossing all your hands overboard just because they have a little wrinkle in their collar. Or you won't have anyone left to keep the ship afloat...

They are dying over there, and that purist mob rule is exactly why. They think more of themselves than they do the domain or Conservative Movement in whole. I received PM after PM from others over there who see that very same thing I do. In fact, it is what got me invited here in the first place. And which I appreciate very much. There seems to be a level of objective sensibility here they just do not have over there. Together we will stand, divided we will fall... Who needs the left as an enemy when they hate EACH OTHER even more...

Sad that a decade after FR turned into a Trump Cult they haven't learned their lesson.

[Atruepatriot]

Sad that a decade after FR turned into a Trump Cult they haven't learned their lesson.

McCain Cult, Bush Cult, Romney Cult, It is a cycle that has repeated itself over and over and like you say they just do not learn. I love Trump and voted for him all three times. And support 99%. But he is just a man, and as an imperfect man he has his occasional fallibilities just like all men. But I have issues with compromising moral principles to lie to myself and others with blind loyalty and denial of truth and reality.

[txradioguy]

But I have issues with compromising moral principles to lie to myself and others with blind loyalty and denial of truth and reality.

It's sad that standing on principal warrants a zot there now.  I didn't get the Viking Kitties treatment...but my ability to post was severely throttled...for sticking up for Mark Levin in his FR room before he went all in on Trump and was rightly criticizing some of the things he was saying and doing in 2015.

That's how I found this place.  I stil lgo peek in occasionally...but only to the FREeper Canteen where I still have some friends.

[rangerrebew]

Navy to begin constructing 2 ‘Trump class’ battleships
By Tanya Noury and J.D. Simkins
 Dec 22, 2025, 06:33 PM
 

President Donald Trump on stage after speaking to troops aboard the USS George Washington in Yokosuka, Japan, Oct. 28, 2025. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)
President Donald Trump announced Monday the U.S. will build a new generation of “Trump class” battleships, in an effort to advance his vision of building a “Golden Fleet.”

Trump, flanked by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Navy Secretary John Phelan and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, said construction of two vessels would start “almost immediately,” with the eventual goal of expanding to a fleet of 20 to 25.


The president framed his eponymously named battleships as the “largest” to ever be built.

“They’ll be the fastest, the biggest and by far, 100 times more powerful,” Trump said during his remarks at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2025/12/22/navy-to-begin-constructing-2-trump-class-battleships/

[rangerrebew]

?????

[Cyber Liberty]

Anyone and everyone who does not follow the herd and choose Trump over God is a Troll there. It has become a Religion and Cult of purism. If you are not 100% and show any independent intelligent objectivity at all they consider you a Troll and call for you to be banned. My problem is how much they enjoy inflicting this harm on others. I have seen some good innocent people banned for very little reason just because they enjoy being sadistic and cruel so much over there.

It turns into a senseless shark feeding frenzy. Thing is if we are going to get our Republic back we want to bring more people in and not kick more people out. It is counterproductive to ban everyone who is not absolutely 100% lockstep with the herd. Pretty soon you got no one left except those five good old boys and those five good old boys cannot fund the site. And like them over there or not the conservative movement needs every platform and outlet it can get.

I founded and webmaster my own Conservative domain and forum, yet even so I fully support and defend the stability and survival of the FR and every platform available like you guys here. I think what you have here is wonderful and sorely needed as all Conservative platforms are needed. If we are going to win this war it will take every ship and every available hand on deck. You just can't start tossing all your hands overboard just because they have a little wrinkle in their collar. Or you won't have anyone left to keep the ship afloat...

They are dying over there, and that purist mob rule is exactly why. They think more of themselves than they do the domain or Conservative Movement in whole. I received PM after PM from others over there who see that very same thing I do. In fact, it is what got me invited here in the first place. And which I appreciate very much. There seems to be a level of objective sensibility here they just do not have over there. Together we will stand, divided we will fall... Who needs the left as an enemy when they hate EACH OTHER even more...

Personally, I'd have laughed that post off and let the Members handle him.  I found the zot celebration rather distasteful, even if it is a troll.  I only get involved when the behavior becomes truly disruptive, which is rare.  But we still see it sometimes. And then it's a quiet banning, no celebration.  We are not a mob!

People here criticize Trump all the time, it's OK.  Nobody's perfect!

[libertybele]

No, he hasn't @libertybele. He's had long rallies, one in PA and one in NC.  Trump holds unscripted, long press events from morning to night, every day.  Looking at notes indicates he stayed too long at his last meeting or on the phone and didn't have time to review names, dates and/or dollars before facing the cameras.

Understood ... he's slowing down though from his regular energy levels.  Not finding fault as he has more energy than most men half his age; just making an observation and having some concern.

[Atruepatriot]

Personally, I'd have laughed that post off and let the Members handle him.  I found the zot celebration rather distasteful, even if it is a troll.  I only get involved when the behavior becomes truly disruptive, which is rare.  But we still see it sometimes. And then it's a quiet banning, no celebration.  We are not a mob!

People here criticize Trump all the time, it's OK.  Nobody's perfect!

And that is the logical rational way to do it. I believe everyone has the right to their own opinion without suppression of speech. But that is now part of the problem over there. They have intimidated everyone into being afraid to openly speak their mind. Think the way they want you to think or beware, you will be excommunicated from the Church... The sadism is really nothing to celebrate at all, and in the bigger picture alienating and excommunicating a Conservative ally just because they are not absolutely 100% is an unfortunate negative loss for the movement. They might not even go and vote in our favor because of how they were treated by their own tribe. And that doesn't just hurt the domain over there, it hurts the Conservative cause as a whole.

[Cyber Liberty]

Topics merged....

[Cyber Liberty]

And that is the logical rational way to do it. I believe everyone has the right to their own opinion without suppression of speech. But that is now part of the problem over there. They have intimidated everyone into being afraid to openly speak their mind. Think the way they want you to think or beware, you will be excommunicated from the Church... The sadism is really nothing to celebrate at all, and in the bigger picture alienating and excommunicating a Conservative ally just because they are not absolutely 100% is an unfortunate negative loss for the movement. They might not even go and vote in our favor because of how they were treated by their own tribe. And that doesn't just hurt the domain over there, it hurts the Conservative cause as a whole.

The joyful zot celebrations are why I left there, and I vowed never to let that happen if I ever became a Moderator!   Just not my style because I hate banning people in general.  I always discuss such actions with the other Mods and the Boss Lady first because she usually has the final say.

ETA:  You just described "self-censorship," the very essence of tyranny!

[DefiantMassRINO]

What Epstein files?

[Atruepatriot]

The joyful zot celebrations are why I left there, and I vowed never to let that happen if I ever became a Moderator!   Just not my style because I hate banning people in general.  I always discuss such actions with the other Mods and the Boss Lady first because she usually has the final say.

ETA:  You just described "self-censorship," the very essence of tyranny!

I greatly respect that because that is how it should be. It should never be just because a mod was personally butthurt or because of their own personal biases. That is completely unprofessional. We have only banned two over at ours. One was on me because I misunderstood the situation and what he was implying and I knee jerked during a very critical and emotional moment on the afternoon of Jan 6. I let him back and apologized and ate Crow for a year over that one because I was indeed wrong. And the second was a co-founder and Mod who went off his rocker mass deleting posts and mass banning folks for no reason except his own personal butthurt. Woke up one morning and he had carpet bombed the site overnight. That Ban was easy... lol

[BobfromWB]

Yeah the sadism is off the charts. The term "stability" is in serious question.

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4358603/posts?page=84#84

ZOT Data Base compiled by everyone's favorite FR undercover Mod, Bikkuri
https://freerepublic.com/~bikkuri/

[BobfromWB]

Gagline appears to have been a troll?

Gagline is a certified Putin troll whose power went to his head prematurely and he got blown up by other Putin trolls.

[BobfromWB]

Anyone and everyone who does not follow the herd and choose Trump over God is a Troll there. It has become a Religion and Cult of purism. If you are not 100% and show any independent intelligent objectivity at all they consider you a Troll and call for you to be banned. My problem is how much they enjoy inflicting this harm on others. I have seen some good innocent people banned for very little reason just because they enjoy being sadistic and cruel so much over there.

It turns into a senseless shark feeding frenzy. Thing is if we are going to get our Republic back we want to bring more people in and not kick more people out. It is counterproductive to ban everyone who is not absolutely 100% lockstep with the herd. Pretty soon you got no one left except those five good old boys and those five good old boys cannot fund the site. And like them over there or not the conservative movement needs every platform and outlet it can get.

I founded and webmaster my own Conservative domain and forum, yet even so I fully support and defend the stability and survival of the FR and every platform available like you guys here. I think what you have here is wonderful and sorely needed as all Conservative platforms are needed. If we are going to win this war it will take every ship and every available hand on deck. You just can't start tossing all your hands overboard just because they have a little wrinkle in their collar. Or you won't have anyone left to keep the ship afloat...

They are dying over there, and that purist mob rule is exactly why. They think more of themselves than they do the domain or Conservative Movement in whole. I received PM after PM from others over there who see that very same thing I do. In fact, it is what got me invited here in the first place. And which I appreciate very much. There seems to be a level of objective sensibility here they just do not have over there. Together we will stand, divided we will fall... Who needs the left as an enemy when they hate EACH OTHER even more...

Of the over 780 known Putin trolls [ all of whom are NOT conservative ], gagline was one. Not the most obnoxious, but one nonetheless. His fellow trolls Zoted him. LOL.

FR will never be reclaimed. Its a donation scam site that masquerades as conservative.

[bigheadfred]

ZOT Data Base compiled by everyone's favorite FR undercover Mod, Bikkuri
https://freerepublic.com/~bikkuri/

Lame

[cato potatoe]

What is the point of zotting, anyway?  This isn't China.  Word gets around, and a reasonably intelligent person will seek out alternate forums.

[Cyber Liberty]

What is the point of zotting, anyway?  This isn't China.  Word gets around, and a reasonably intelligent person will seek out alternate forums.

The "Zot Celebrations" serve two purposes, one to satisfy bloodlusts, the other is to serve warnings on others to stay in line or risk being kicked out of the "community."

[Cyber Liberty]

ZOT Data Base compiled by everyone's favorite FR undercover Mod, Bikkuri
https://freerepublic.com/~bikkuri/

Some of those are here, and post to this day.

[GtHawk]

Personally, I'd have laughed that post off and let the Members handle him.  I found the zot celebration rather distasteful, even if it is a troll.  I only get involved when the behavior becomes truly disruptive, which is rare.  But we still see it sometimes. And then it's a quiet banning, no celebration.  We are not a mob!

People here criticize Trump all the time, it's OK.  Nobody's perfect!

I was perfect once, but I don’t really remember, I hadn’t been born yet

[Cyber Liberty]

I was perfect once, but I don’t really remember, I hadn’t been born yet

I once made a mistake, but I forget what it was ....   

[Fishrrman]

truepatriot brags:
"I founded and webmaster my own Conservative domain and forum"

And what would that be...?
Inquiring minds want to know.

[jafo2010]

Back to the  subject on this thread, the Trump class battleship, one question....WHY?

If anything, I thought one of the primary lessons that evolved immediately out of World War II was that battleships were obsolete.  So, again, WHY waste this money now?

We have 11, 12 top nuclear powered aircraft carriers, and they I believe are still the dominant warship of the oceans.  I would rather see another aircraft carrier than a battleship.  The aircraft carrier would be far more lethal and effective than any battleship.

Makes no sense to me!!!

[Cyber Liberty]

Back to the  subject on this thread, the Trump class battleship, one question....WHY?

If anything, I thought one of the primary lessons that evolved immediately out of World War II was that battleships were obsolete.  So, again, WHY waste this money now?

We have 11, 12 top nuclear powered aircraft carriers, and they I believe are still the dominant warship of the oceans.  I would rather see another aircraft carrier than a battleship.  The aircraft carrier would be far more lethal and effective than any battleship.

Makes no sense to me!!!

Yes, it needs to be explained what has changed over the past 30 years.  Technology?  Capability?  Nature of the threat?

What?

[GtHawk]

Back to the  subject on this thread, the Trump class battleship, one question....WHY?

If anything, I thought one of the primary lessons that evolved immediately out of World War II was that battleships were obsolete.  So, again, WHY waste this money now?

We have 11, 12 top nuclear powered aircraft carriers, and they I believe are still the dominant warship of the oceans.  I would rather see another aircraft carrier than a battleship.  The aircraft carrier would be far more lethal and effective than any battleship.

Makes no sense to me!!!

But, despite what Trump says, wouldn’t they be Defiant class? I mean unless the first one was named Trump?

[GtHawk]

Yes, it needs to be explained what has changed over the past 30 years.  Technology?  Capability?  Nature of the threat?

What?

Gold plated heads for all.

[jafo2010]

No need for an explanation.  Either Trump's ego is pushing this nonsense, or there are a slew of admirals that need to be retired for their wishlist.  I can hear them now,  'I know, he will spend  money on anything, let's revive the battleship.'

I say anyone pushing this in the military should be jettisoned.  The lessons of history are not forgotten by me!!!!!!!!!!!

[Timber Rattler]

No need for an explanation.  Either Trump's ego is pushing this nonsense, or there are a slew of admirals that need to be retired for their wishlist.  I can hear them now,  'I know, he will spend  money on anything, let's revive the battleship.'

I say anyone pushing this in the military should be jettisoned.  The lessons of history are not forgotten by me!!!!!!!!!!!

It's Trump's ego.  No self-respecting naval officer would ever push this kind of stupid nonsense.

[Cyber Liberty]

No need for an explanation.  Either Trump's ego is pushing this nonsense, or there are a slew of admirals that need to be retired for their wishlist.  I can hear them now,  'I know, he will spend  money on anything, let's revive the battleship.'

I say anyone pushing this in the military should be jettisoned.  The lessons of history are not forgotten by me!!!!!!!!!!!

It's Trump's ego.  No self-respecting naval officer would ever push this kind of stupid nonsense.

Those are excuses made up here.  I want to see real explanations from Trump and Hegseth. No offense to you all.

[MeganC]

Back to the  subject on this thread, the Trump class battleship, one question....WHY?

If anything, I thought one of the primary lessons that evolved immediately out of World War II was that battleships were obsolete.  So, again, WHY waste this money now?

We have 11, 12 top nuclear powered aircraft carriers, and they I believe are still the dominant warship of the oceans.  I would rather see another aircraft carrier than a battleship.  The aircraft carrier would be far more lethal and effective than any battleship.

Makes no sense to me!!!

1. World War Two era battleships are obsolete. Just the same as anything else from World War Two. Aircraft carriers, destroyers, submarines, aircraft, etc.

2. Aircraft carriers are not dominant warships. They are lightly armed floating airfields. Aircraft carriers have to be protected by frigates, destroyers, and submarines.

3. The battleship is a component of a navy. Just like an aircraft carrier, frigate, or submarine is. An aircraft carrier that sets to sea with a battleship in its task force will be better protected than it is today.

[MeganC]

No need for an explanation.  Either Trump's ego is pushing this nonsense, or there are a slew of admirals that need to be retired for their wishlist.  I can hear them now,  'I know, he will spend  money on anything, let's revive the battleship.'

I say anyone pushing this in the military should be jettisoned.  The lessons of history are not forgotten by me!!!!!!!!!!!

A modern capital ship is no more "nonsense" than a modern frigate is.

[Kamaji]

Battle ships are outmoded, as outmoded as the two wheeled chariot is or the blunderbuss.