Trump Orders Pentagon to Redesign Aircraft Carrier to Use Steam Catapults Donald Trump has ordered the redesign of the USS Doris Miller aircraft carrier to use steam catapults instead of electromagnetic systems.
This decision marks a staggering example of technological backwardness and highlights a deeper problem: Trump's imperviousness to expert advice and his penchant for reckless experimentation.
In 2017, Trump told Time magazine that digital systems were "no good" and that steam catapults were superior because they could be fixed with a hammer and blowtorch.