As I have said before on this thread, I don't think that this is the worst decision ever - but there will have to be a better way of doing things than was done with JFH.
As said above, the CVFs could be the most flexible flat-tops on the seas, with more bang than a Gator and more amphibiosity (
) than a CVN. As well as the F-35 and grey Merlins, there could always be a CHF flight and some Booties on board as a mini-MEU.
Just a pity we haven't got options on Osprey, CH53 or embarked marinised Chinooks (I am a dreamer...)
On the global scale, POTUS can now say that the B is not just a vanity project for the USMC, as the only Tier 1 partner in the project is going this way.
Ironically, the B could also be used off the CVNs, so this might make the C model the white elephant now as it is the least flexible option - however, the Navy does have catapults and arrestor gear in abundance already...but do they really want the C?