In its heyday, the SS United States was a glorious ocean liner, a modern marvel of the world, and a prodigious example of U.S. shipbuilding and manufacturing at a time when U.S. manufacturing was arguably at its zenith. It was built during the Cold War in 1951 and is the country’s largest ocean liner ever constructed, a behemoth that is 100 feet larger than the Titanic. It set a record for the fastest ocean liner ever to cross the Atlantic Ocean during its maiden voyage in 1952, which still stands today. 

It is a cherished piece of American innovation and history and a stunning example of engineering ingenuity. However, now, the SS United States needs the help of President Donald Trump. Otherwise, its fate awaits a final resting place at the bottom of the Gulf of America, formerly the Gulf of Mexico, as an artificial reef. However, if Trump has shown anything over his political career, it is his ability to turn the seemingly impossible into a reality.