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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President Donald Trump on Friday dismissed claims that the families of service members aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln have concerns about conditions on the aircraft carrier, which has been deployed for nearly nine years…
President Donald Trump before embarking on the Air Force One on August 14, 2026. Ken Cedeno/Reuters The President of the United States, Donald Trump, minimized on Friday (14) the reports about the conditions faced by American military personnel aboard the USS aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln in the Middle East. The vessel has been on a mission for more than 260 days, a record of uninterrupted time at sea. Reports from sailors published in the Am…
President Donald Trump on Friday dismissed claims that families of service members aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln have concerns about conditions on the aircraft carrier, which has been deployed for nearly nine months supporting operations in the Middle East. Instead, Trump asserted that the ship's extended deployment hadn't actually been long enough. "No, they're not," Trump said when reporters at Joint Base Andrews asked him about family member…
Trump doesn't want to know about alleged abuses on board the USS Abraham Lincoln. He holds on to the mission, but makes an announcement.
Supply shortages, clogged toilets: U.S. President Trump doesn't want to know about alleged abuses on board the "USS Abraham Lincoln". He holds on to the mission, but also makes an announcement.
Supply shortages, clogged toilets: U.S. President Trump doesn't want to know about alleged abuses on board the "USS Abraham Lincoln". He holds on to the mission, but also makes an announcement.
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