Mark Kelly on aircraft carrier catapult order: 'Donald Trump knows nothing about this stuff'
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) blasted President Trump on Thursday for ordering the U.S. Navy to revert to older catapult systems on its aircraft carriers, arguing the change would be costly while questioning Trump’s qualifications to make such a call.
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