US President Donald Trump downplayed concerns over conditions for sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln as its deployment to West Asia approaches nine months. Families of the roughly 5,000 sailors and Marines aboard have voiced outrage at reports of food shortages, water contamination and moldy showers.
When asked about whether families are worried, Trump told reporters, “No, they’re not.” Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao acknowledged disruptions, including adjusting meal plans and limiting calls home, as well as a “small number of mental health cases.” He said: “There is no question our young men and women have been pushed to their limits — but they have never broken.”
