July 05, 2026 11:40 AM ET On Jan. 13, 2025, the Biden administration announced that the future CVN-82 will be named the William J. Clinton, after the 42nd President of the United States. The timing of the announcement — one week before President Joe Biden left office — was bad enough. But naming a carrier after President Clinton is an insult to every sailor who served during his presidency. Clinton’s Presidency was marked by a draconian downsizing of the Navy, the sacking of several admirals and generals for conducting extramarital affairs — while the Commander-in-Chief was philandering himself — the withdrawal of Admiral Stan Arthur’s name for confirmation to Commander in Chief U.S. Pacific Command and culminated in the suicide of the Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Michael Boorda. (RE