US Navy in the Middle East: Trump downplays problems on aircraft carrier
US President Trump knows nothing of alleged grievances and supply shortages on board the "USS Abraham Lincoln". He insists on the deployment, but also makes an announcement.
New York. Despite reports of grievances on the aircraft carrier "USS Abraham Lincoln", which has been deployed in the Middle East for months, US President Donald Trump is sticking to the military operation. As can be seen in a video by CBS News, he answered a journalist's question as to whether the operation had already been going on for too long: "No, no, no. Not nearly long enough."
Trump also downplayed concerns from relatives of the troops regarding the conditions on board the aircraft carrier and added that the ship would be relocated soon and replaced by another "very similar ship". Trump thus partially confirmed media reports that the aircraft carrier was to be withdrawn from the Middle East and replaced by the "USS George Washington".
This had been reported by the "Wall Street Journal" as well as the US broadcasters CNN and NBC News, citing insiders. According to CNN, however, the exchange of ships had already been planned before the complaints. Trump did not mention the name of the "USS George Washington".
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