Trump will announce a new class of large Navy warships he calls “battleships,” part of his proposed “Golden Fleet.”

The ships would be bigger, upgraded versions of current Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, designed to carry future weapons like hypersonic missiles.

Source: WSJ

Zelensky:

The dates of holidays in Ukraine will be changed. There are bad coincidences; some dates came from the Soviet Union. True Christmas has been returned to the 25th, and the same should be done with other dates.

Bill Clinton spokesperson Angel Urena condemned the Trump administration, calling for the full release of the Epstein files and accusing it of selectively releasing information to suggest wrongdoing by others.

NEW: Syrian Army says it has stopped targeting SDF fire positions after neutralizing some threats, limited clashes away from civilians, and only responded defensively without attempting to change control lines.

Negotiations continue for a ceasefire.

Russia has begun evacuating the families of its diplomats from Venezuela, according to a European intelligence official.

The move, which includes women and children, started Friday as Moscow assesses the situation in increasingly “grim” terms.

Source: AP

Macron made a surprise Christmas visit to French troops at Al Dhafra Air Base in the UAE, joining workouts and a holiday meal.

Vince Zampella, co-creator of Call of Duty, died in a single-vehicle crash near Los Angeles.

His Ferrari went off Angeles Crest Highway and caught fire.

Zampella was a major force behind Call of Duty, Titanfall, Apex Legends, and Star Wars Jedi.

Russia’s Foreign Ministry says reports by the Associated Press about a supposed evacuation of its embassy from Venezuela are "false".

Trump is about to announce new "Trump Class" Navy ships.

"USS DEFIANT"

Trump:

New Golden Fleet. We’re calling it The Golden Fleet. And we’re building for the United States Navy.

As you know, we’re desperately in need of ships. Our ships are, some of them have gotten old and tired and obsolete.

Trump:

As Commander-in-Chief, it’s my great honor to announce that I have approved a plan for the Navy to begin the construction of two brand new very large, largest we’ve ever built, battleships.

Trump:

We haven’t built a battleship since 1994. These cutting edge vessels will be some of the most lethal surface warfare ships.

Each one of these will be the largest battleship in the history of our country, the largest battleship in the history of the world ever built.

Trump:

We’re talking about 10, but we’re going to start with two, and we’re going to quickly morph into 10. And ultimately, we think it’s going to be anywhere from 20 to 25 of these ships.

Trump:

The battleships are going to be armed just in terms of guns and missiles at the highest level.

They’ll also have hypersonic weapons, state of the art electric railguns, and even the high-powered lasers that you’ve been starting to read about.

Trump:

The US Navy will lead the design of these ships along with me because I’m a very aesthetic person.

Trump:

We have many people that want the F-35 jet.

It takes too long to deliver them, to allies or to ourselves.

Trump:

They got to build plants. Plants to make F-35s, plants to make helicopters, plants to make the F-47 new jet.

Airplanes and ships, and the things that we need not in 10 years and 15 years. We need them now.