Presidential scholars say it's not worth it for Bush to get involved in public spats with Trump and say it will only hurt him in the history books.

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.

Every president since Ronald Reagan has left a note for his successor, and President Biden is the first to write a letter to someone who is both his successor and the predecessor who left a note for him.

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.

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

President Joe Biden said that the next two Ford-class aircraft carriers will be named after former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, according to a Monday White House statement.

Ronald Reagan probably didn’t realize he was starting a tradition when he wrote a note congratulating his successor and left it in the Oval Office desk drawer after two terms as president.

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

President Biden announced the names of new Navy aircraft carriers: the USS William J. Clinton and the USS George W. Bush, which will be constructed in "years ahead."

Two new aircraft carriers are being named after Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, continuing the Navy convention of naming them after US presidents.