Trump touts shipbuilding contract, efforts to rebuild military during visit to Marinette shipyard
President Trump touted his efforts to rebuild the military and breathe life into the nation’s manufacturing sector in a winding address that also promoted the USMCA trade deal and his administration’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking from an outdoor stage against the background of a Littoral combat ship at Fincantieri Marinette Marine late this afternoon, the president praised the shipyard and its workers after it was awarded a nearly $800 million contract to build a first-in-class guided-missile frigate for the Navy. The contract includes the possibility for nine additional ships and could be worth $5.5 billion if all options