Trump Says USS Lincoln Hasn’t Been Deployed ‘Nearly Long Enough’—Denies Families’ Concerns

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President Donald Trump denied families of work members aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln person expressed concerns astir conditions connected the vessel and said the nine-month deployment wasn’t “nearly agelong enough,” prompting adjacent contiguous blowback from lawmakers.

Trump said “no they’re not” erstwhile a newsman confronted him connected Friday astir the beingness and intelligence wellness concerns family of work members connected committee and lawmakers person expressed, according to multiple reports.

He said, “no, no, not astir agelong enough,” erstwhile asked if the deployment had gone connected excessively long.

Democrats successful Congress promptly criticized the president, pinch Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., penning connected X that parents of work members connected committee person reached retired to her agency straight to definitive concerns, while Sen. Andy Kim, D-NJ, wrote connected X, “the disregard and disrespect that Trump is showing our sailors and Marines is appalling.”