While the White House publicized the decision, the responsibility and authority to name ships lies squarely in the hands of the Navy secretary.

A spokesperson for Pelosi, who attended Trump’s 2017 inauguration, did not provide an explanation for the move.

Former Presidents Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush will not attend President-elect Donald Trump's traditional inaugural lunch.

Today, @USNavy named two future Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers as the future USS William J. Clinton (CVN 82) and USS George W. Bush (CVN 83). Like their namesakes, these two future carriers, and the crews who sail them, will work to safeguard our national security, remind… pic.twitter.com/lrLMW8fFFi

Biden is in the unique position of writing a letter — if he so chooses — to Trump, his successor and the predecessor who left a note for him.

Over the past nine decades, only three U.S. presidents have issued executive orders on their first day in office. On the campaign trail, President-elect Donald Trump vowed to implement several policy promises on his first day back in the White House.

The White House said Clinton, Soros and the 17 other recipients of the prestigious award are “individuals who have made exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or security of the United

The nation’s next two aircraft carriers will feature the names of George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, President Joe Biden announced Monday — a bipartisan salute that might irritate the next occupant of the White House.

President Biden will on Saturday award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, left-wing billionaire George Soros, and 17 others at a ceremony at the White House.

Two nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, to be constructed "in the years ahead," will carry the names of former President Bill Clinton and former President George W. Bush, the White House announced Monday.

The future USS William J. Clinton (CVN 82) and the future USS George W. Bush (CVN 83) follow the Navy tradition of naming aircraft carriers after U.S. presidents. A statement from Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro noted how both presidents "led the United States through some of the most challenging moments in U.S. history."