If true, he needed to be fired.
And whatever it is that Trump and Phelan want to build, one thing they aren’t is a “battleship.” It will have neither big guns nor heavy armor, which are the defining characteristics of a battleship. But sure, they can call it whatever they want since it will be cancelled before any ship sets sail.

The Golden Fleet’s Battleship Will Never Sail
The recently announced “Trump” class of battleships is cast as the world’s largest and most powerful ships. But these ships will take years to design, cost $9 billion each, and run counter to the Navy's new concept of distributed operations. They...