Trump Downplayed USS Lincoln Conditions Because He’s Been ‘Sitting On Gold Toilets,' Democrat Says
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Kelly Rebukes Trump Over Reported USS Lincoln HardshipsReports cite food shortages, contaminated water and mental-health strain among the ship’s roughly 5,000 crew members.
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- Retired Navy captain Kelly criticized Trump on Monday’s Morning Joe and accused him of failing to understand the crew’s hardships and sacrifices.
- Trump said Friday at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland that the deployment had been far from long enough, despite sailors and relatives reporting difficult conditions.
- During the nearly nine-month deployment in the Middle East, reports described food shortages, contaminated water and an extended period without a port call.
- Relatives reported severe exhaustion and mental-health problems, while some sailors were reportedly attempting to go overboard; Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao said the USS Abraham Lincoln would return home soon.
I mean, he’s a guy that has spent a good portion of his adult life sitting on gold toilets and doesn’t know what hardship is and doesn’t understand our service members.— Sen. Mark Kelly (D‑Ariz.) on MS Now’s Morning Joe, criticizing President Trump for downplaying the USS Lincoln deployment.
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