Trump Downplays USS Abraham Lincoln's Record Time at Sea
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
President Donald Trump downplayed the impact on U.S. sailors who have spent nearly nine months at sea aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, amid growing concerns about mental health and supplies on the aircraft carrier supporting U.S. operations against Iran. In a brief exchange with reporters before traveling to New York for an event highlighting the decline in violent crime nationwide, Trump denied that families had expressed concerns about the length of the deployment, even claiming that the mission—which includes a record of over 240 uninterrupted days at sea—is 'not even close to being long enough.' 'That ship is moving right now, or it will be very soon, and it will be replaced by another very similar one,' Trump said when asked about the prolonged stay. Meanwhile, Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao announced on social media that the Lincoln 'will be home soon.' Trump began his second term promising to avoid long and costly military conflicts. However, after initiating the war against Iran alongside Israel, both he and his advisors stated that the conflict would last only a few weeks. The war has now extended for over five months. Nevertheless, during his speech on crime in Garden City, New York, he acknowledged using U.S. armed forces 'a little more than I wanted,' while reaffirming that the U.S. operation against Iran is progressing favorably. He even jokingly remarked that 'very soon I will declare the Strait of Hormuz territory of the United States.' 'I will never apologize,' Trump added regarding the war and its impact on oil prices. 'I did the right thing.'
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