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John Phelan

Republican

Secretary of the Navy

Confirmed as the 79th Secretary of the Navy in 2025; a private-equity investor before his nomination.

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Re: CBO Puts Trump’s "Golden Fleet" of Trump-Class Battleships at $275 Billion — $23.4 Billion for the First Ship Alone — and the Senate’s Top Budget Democrat Says Congress Should Refuse to Fund It

Dec 22, 2025

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The future Trump-class battleship – the USS Defiant – will be the largest, deadliest and most versatile and best-looking warship anywhere on the world’s oceans.