Trump's Laser Battleship Mirage

"The most sophisticated laser in the world will be on the battleships that we’re building."

An artist’s rendering of the notional Trump-class “battleship” USS Defiant. (US Navy)

President Donald Trump is going all in on high-energy laser weapons for the US Navy’s newest class of warship.

The Navy plans to build a new “Trump-class” of “battleship” as part of the commander-in-chief ‘s larger vision of a “Golden Fleet,” Trump announced on Monday at…