Sen. Mark Kelly criticizes Trump's order to revert to older aircraft carrier catapults

The Hill · The Independent · first seen 14.08.2026 · updated 14.08.2026

Sen. Mark Kelly publicly blasted President Trump for ordering the U.S. Navy to revert to older catapult systems on aircraft carriers, questioning Trump's qualifications.

Sen. Mark Kelly criticized President Trump's directive regarding U.S. Navy aircraft carrier catapult systems.
Kelly argued the change would be costly and questioned Trump's technical qualifications for the decision.

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