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Trump’s ‘Golden Fleet’ of battleships could cost $455B, blowing past original estimates

Democrats are fighting to withhold funding for a new battleship program proposed by President Trump that could cost $455 billion. The proposed program has blown past its original cost estimates.

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Thursday, August 6, 2026 at 05:08 PM EDT

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