General Atomics, the company that builds the electromagnetic aircraft launch system for the Ford-class carriers, said Trumpās decision to revert to steam āwarrants careful reconsiderationā. The company told the Journal its work on the new ship is nearly 50% complete and āchanging course now would introduce significant cost, schedule, and integration risksā.
Senator Mark Kelly, an Arizona Democrat and a former astronaut, was more blunt in his reaction to the news.
āIāve launched off the front of aircraft carriers hundreds of times, have a Masterās degree in aeronautical engineering, and am a test pilot and even I wouldnāt suggest to the Navy how to engineer specific systems on its ships,ā Kelly wrote on social media. āDonald Trump should stick to what he knows best ā ballrooms, bankruptcy, and bullshit.ā
unfortunately, one of his brain dead sons, I forget which, actually said something to that effect, that āthe president is the smartest person in the roomā (regarding hiring/appointing advisors, as I recall. He basically said no one could contradict the presidentāabout anything).
Iām sure we all remember Deborah Birxās pained expression when he was spouting that bullshit about bleach during the pandemic. https://www.politico.com/news/2022/04/26/birx-trump-disinfectant-coronavirus-00027776
Thatās actually a very telling statement: If nobody can tell you youāre wrong, that means youāre right - which means if you tell me Iām wrong and I force you to shut up, it means I become right.