The media covers military suicides when it’s politically useful, writes Elliot Ackerman.
Senator Ruben Gallego calls carrier’s months-long deployment a ‘deep problem’ as wellbeing concerns mountDemocrats on Sunday intensified their demands for answers from the Trump administration over conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln as the aircraft carrier’s nearly nine-month deployment continued fueling concern over crew morale, mental health and…
Sen. Mark Kelly also railed at Trump for having a “lack of interest in any kind of accountability in trying to fix this.”
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.
Meanwhile, Israel is being condemned by Lebanese leaders for strikes in the south that killed at least 11 people, including children.
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.
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.
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,…
