Should people be concerned for U.S. service members aboard USS Lincoln?
President says US carrier is ‘beautifully maintained’ and calls CNN ‘fake news’ over reports of poor conditions Donald Trump claimed he had third-hand reports that the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln is “beautifully maintained” despite extensive accounts of deteriorating living conditions during its lengthy deployment in the strait of Hormuz. At the White House on Monday, Trump berated a CNN reporter at a press availability, insisting that she “be quiet” and describing the reporting as fake news.
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President says US carrier is ‘beautifully maintained’ and calls CNN ‘fake news’ over reports of poor conditions Donald Trump claimed he had third-hand reports that the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln is “beautifully maintained” despite extensive accounts of deteriorating living conditions during its lengthy deployment in the strait of Hormuz. At the White House on Monday, Trump berated a CNN reporter at a press availability, insisting that she “be quiet” and describing the reporting as fake news. “The Lincoln has been out there for a period of time – a good period of time – but over the years, we’ve had them out there much longer,” Trump said, describing an exchange with a veteran, whom he did not name, over the weekend. “He happened to be an admiral, retired.
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- What's the story?
- President says US carrier is ‘beautifully maintained’ and calls CNN ‘fake news’ over reports of poor conditions Donald Trump claimed he had third-hand reports that the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln is “beautifully maintained” despite extensive accounts of deteriorating living conditions during its lengthy deployment in the strait of Hormuz. At the White House on Monday, Trump berated a CNN reporter at a press availability, insisting that she “be quiet” and describing the reporting as fake news.
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