Navy Secretary nominee John Phelan says America’s depleted maritime fleet will be a major focus of the Trump administration

Navy Secretary nominee John Phelan spoke at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday .

He emphasized his and President Donald Trump 's commitment to increasing the number of ships that comprise the military’s naval fleet.

The size of America 's naval fleet and shipbuilding capacity have diminished significantly in recent decades , going from a fleet of 500 ships at the end of the Cold War to less than 300 .

Blumenthal falsely classified Trump ’s firing of pro-DEI military officials as a “purge” and dishonestly portrayed the move as an attempt to politicize the military.

Blumenthal failed to reference how the Biden administration’s injection of neo- Marxist ideology into the service and promotion of radical leftist military officials politicized the armed forces.