Trump unveils 'Golden Fleet' class of Navy battleships named for himself

The president said that he approved a plan for the Navy to start construction of the two battleships, which will be equipped with guns, missiles, hypersonic weapons and high-powered lasers.

Trump trumpeted the ships as being built with "all steel" as opposed to aluminum.

Trump said the timeline of building the ships would be about two and a half years.

When asked if the new class of ships is developed to counter China, Trump said they are intended to counter "everybody."