Trump denies squalid conditions on USS Abraham Lincoln, says deployment 'not nearly long enough'

Published Aug 14, 06:01 PM UTC

President Donald Trump denied reports of horrific living conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, which has been deployed for 250 days with 200 days without a port call. When a reporter raised family concerns about plumbing failures, food and water shortages, and mail disruptions, Trump interjected that families were not concerned and said the deployment was 'not nearly long enough.' Multiple sailors have attempted suicide by jumping overboard. The USS George Washington is scheduled to replace the Lincoln, but the administration has downplayed the crisis. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth claimed reports were misrepresented, while Democratic Senator Ruben Gallego accused Hegseth of lying and demanded action.