Trump dismisses concerns over conditions on US aircraft carrier
President Donald Trump dismissed concerns Friday over living conditions and the mental health of service members on a US aircraft carrier deployed against Iran and said the ship would soon rotate out. Asked by reporters whether family members were worried about the situation on the Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, Trump said "no, they're not." Trump also rejected that the ship -- now in its…
President Donald Trump addressed concerns on Friday regarding the living conditions and mental well-being of service members aboard a US aircraft carrier, the Abraham Lincoln, currently deployed against Iran. The President assured reporters that family members were not worried about the situation on the ship, which has been at sea for nine months.
Trump also dismissed suggestions that the aircraft carrier had been deployed for too long, stating emphatically that "no, no, no, not nearly enough." He confirmed that the Abraham Lincoln would be replaced by a similarly equipped ship in the near future, as the United States remains engaged in a standstill with Iran over the control of the Strait of Hormuz and the country's nuclear program.
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