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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Chelsie Napiza

Trump Brushes Off USS Lincoln Crisis, Declares Nine-Month Navy Deployment 'Not Nearly Long Enough'

President Donald Trump dismissed concerns over the USS Abraham Lincoln’s extended deployment, as questions grow about Navy sailors’ mental health, crew conditions and the open-ended US military campaign against Iran (Credit: AFP News)

President Donald Trump on Friday dismissed concerns about conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, the aircraft carrier that has spent nearly nine months at sea supporting American operations in the Middle East amid the war with Iran, and said its more than 260-day deployment was 'not nearly long enough'.

Asked by reporters whether families of the crew had raised worries about mental health and living conditions on the ship, he replied simply, 'No, they're not.'

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