Trump says USS Lincoln’s deployment was ‘not nearly long enough’
Trump said the carrier’s deployment should continue as families report supply shortages, plumbing failures and mental health crises aboard the ship.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump told sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln they "hadn't been stuck on board nearly long enough," as the carrier remains nine months into a deployment scheduled to end in May.
- The Lincoln has spent more than 260 days at sea, a modern record for a U.S. carrier, while families report moldy showers, broken toilets, and severe food shortages affecting the roughly 5,000 crew members.
- Multiple sailors have attempted to jump overboard during this extended deployment, with one military wife describing her husband being rescued from the water and placed on a medical hold.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth claimed reports were "completely misrepresented," prompting Rep. Mike Levin to respond, "The least their country owes them is hot water, a working toilet and a real meal."
- The USS George Washington departed Da Nang, Vietnam, last week and is transiting toward the Middle East to relieve the Lincoln, offering a potential end to the crew's operational isolation.
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Trump’s Loose Grip on Reality Could Sink the Navy’s Ships
Jeet Heer The dire conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln are due to a president’s being dangerously detached from what’s actually happening in the world. The post Trump’s Loose Grip on Reality Could Sink the Navy’s Ships appeared first on The Nation.
It's Really Hard to Hear Them Constantly Thinking that It Would Be a Relief to Jump Off the Warship.
Dismal food, delayed mail home and an endless deployment due to the Iran war. There is general dejection among the sailors of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, and according to American newspapers, several have tried to jump into the water. Trump says the record-long sea deployment of more than 260 days is not nearly long enough.
Trump dismisses reports about dire conditions aboard US aircraft carrier
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday dismissed concerns about dire conditions reported aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, an aircraft carrier that has been deployed for more than 8 1/2 months, much of it in support of the war against Iran. The post Trump dismisses reports about dire conditions aboard US aircraft carrier appeared first on West Hawaii Today.
Trump says USS Lincoln’s record time at sea during operations ‘not nearly long enough’
President Donald Trump on Friday downplayed the toll on American sailors enduring nearly nine months at sea on the USS Abraham Lincoln as concerns escalated about mental health and supply issues aboard the aircraft carrier supporting U.S. operations against Iran. In a brief exchange with reporters before flying to New York for an event to highlight falling violent crime rates across the U.S., Trump refuted that family members have raised concern…
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