Aircraft carriers will be named for George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, Biden announces

President Joe Biden announced Monday that two of the Navy's future aircraft carriers will be named for former commanders-in-chief Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.

"The future USS William J. Clinton (CVN 82) and the future USS George W. Bush (CVN 83) will begin construction in the years ahead," Biden said in a statement issued just a week before he is replaced in office by Donald Trump.

"When complete, they will join the most capable, flexible, and professional Navy that has ever put to sea," Biden said. "They will be crewed by sailors who hail from every corner of the United States, and who will sail these ships into harm's way, defending our interests overseas and our safety here at home."