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Navy leadership is discussing renaming a planned aircraft carrier from the USS Doris Miller to a ship named after President Donald Trump.
multiple outlets, traced to a single source · Attributed statement · first recorded Aug 21, 3:30 AM
Although several outlets carry this claim, their reporting traces back to a single shared source — so it counts as one confirmation, not several.
How each outlet reported it
NBC NewsLean left · Aug 21, 3:01 AM
Navy leadership is discussing renaming a Navy aircraft carrier after President Donald Trump
Cites: two U.S. officials · Details: aircraft carrier still under construction
NBC NewsLean left · Aug 21, 3:01 AM
CNN first reported the discussions to rename the aircraft carrier
Cites: CNN
NBC NewsLean left · Aug 21, 3:01 AM
Discussion about changing the name has been ongoing for several months
Cites: two U.S. officials · Details: several months
NBC NewsLean left · Aug 21, 3:01 AM
The decision to rename will be made by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao
Cites: two U.S. officials · Details: Pete Hegseth; Hung Cao
ABC NewsLean left · Aug 21, 4:01 PM
The Navy is seeking to name a different ship after Miller
Cites: one source familiar · Details: Medal of Honor recipients more commonly honored with destroyers
ABC NewsLean left · Aug 21, 4:01 PM
Navy officials are weighing whether to strip the name of Doris Miller from a new aircraft carrier and possibly name it for President Donald Trump
Cites: three sources familiar with the matter · Details: aircraft carrier under construction in Virginia; would mark unprecedented naming of Navy vessel for sitting president
ABC NewsLean left · Aug 21, 4:01 PM
Discussions about renaming the aircraft carrier have been going on most of the summer
Cites: three sources familiar
The HillCenter · Aug 21, 9:01 PM
The name of Pearl Harbor hero Doris Miller could be removed from one of the U.S. Navy's next aircraft carriers
Details: aircraft carrier; Doris Miller
The HillCenter · Aug 21, 9:01 PM
President Donald Trump's name is reportedly among those being considered as a replacement for the Doris Miller aircraft carrier name
Details: Donald Trump; replacement name
CBS NewsCenter · Aug 23, 2:01 AM
Reports indicate the aircraft carrier might be renamed for President Trump
Details: renamed; President Trump; might
CBS NewsCenter · Aug 23, 2:01 AM
Doris Miller's family is responding to the ship renaming controversy
Details: family; responding; renaming controversy
The HillCenter · Aug 23, 4:01 AM
The Navy had considered President Trump's name as a replacement for the USS Doris Miller
Details: replacement name consideration; President Trump