President Trump Issues Memo on Rebuilding U.S. Navy, America's Shipbuilding Industrial Base
August 14, 2026
August 14, 2026
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- President Trump issued the following memorandum on Aug. 13, 2026:
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REBUILDING THE UNITED STATES NAVY AND AMERICA'S SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRIAL BASE
MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF WAR; THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET; THE ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including . . .
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REBUILDING THE UNITED STATES NAVY AND AMERICA'S SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRIAL BASE
MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF WAR; THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET; THE ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including . . .