Trump calls concern about USS Abraham Lincoln a 'fake report'
The Lincoln was docked in the Middle East for 260 days.

President Trump on Monday said concerns over the status of service members aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln were “a CNN fake report.” Trump lashed out at a CNN reporter amid questions from journalists in the Oval Office, telling her, “Quiet, quiet. You’re very disrespectful,” after moving on to the next reporter, who asked if there…
The Lincoln was docked in the Middle East for 260 days.
President Donald Trump downplayed the extended deployment of the USS Abraham Lincoln amid the Iran war as part of dishonest reporting from the White House press corps. “That was a CNN fake report,” Trump told reporters on Monday while speaking in the Oval Office. “The Lincoln has been out there for a period of time,…
President says US carrier is ‘beautifully maintained’ and calls CNN ‘fake news’ over reports of poor conditionsDonald 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…
Meanwhile, Israel is being condemned by Lebanese leaders for strikes in the south that killed at least 11 people, including children.
United States Central Command (CENTCOM) Commander Brad Cooper praised the crew of the USS Abraham Lincoln, which has been deployed in the Middle East for months amid the ongoing conflict with Iran.
Adm. Brad Cooper, the head of Tampa, Fla.-based US Central Command (CENTCOM), visited the aircraft carrier in the north Arabian Sea on Saturday ahead of its imminent relief.