‘I’ll never apologize’ — Trump brushes off Iran war’s impact on oil prices and calls aircraft carrier’s 240+ days at sea ‘not nearly long enough’

Trump acknowledged that he's used the U.S. military “a little bit more than I wanted to," while asserting anew that the U.S. operation against Iran is going well.

President Trump on Friday pushed back against concerns about conditions aboard the USS Lincoln, a key ship in the Iran war. CBS News' Eleanor Watson has more.

Trump Says USS Lincoln Deployment 'Was Not Nearly Long Enough'  WSJ

Long carrier deployment tests US naval power  Dawn

Trump says record-setting Navy deployment to support Iran operations ‘not nearly long enough’  Chicago Tribune

Asked by reporters whether family members were worried about the situation on the USS Abraham Lincoln, Trump said “no, they’re not.”

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday downplayed the toll on American sailors enduring a record-setting deployment of nearly nine months on the USS Abraham Lincoln as concerns escalated about mental health and supply issues aboard the aircraft carrier supporting U.S. operations against Iran.

President Donald Trump is downplaying concerns about the USS Abraham Lincoln's extended deployment in the Middle East

Trump says USS Lincoln’s record time at sea during Iran operations ‘not nearly long enough’  apnews.com

Lawmakers are pressing for answers amid reports that sailors aboard the San Diego-based carrier have endured food shortages, plumbing failures and severe fatigue.

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Trump Says Prolonged Deployment Of USS Lincoln Is 'Not Nearly Long Enough'  huffpost.com

Trump said USS Lincoln family members are not concerned about conditions.

The president refuted that family members have raised concerns about the deployment’s length and even said that the more than 260-day deployment is “not nearly long enough.”

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

Trump’s Pentagon didn’t plan for a long war. The sailors trapped at sea are living with the consequences.

Asked by reporters whether family members were worried about the situation on the Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, Trump said "no, they're not."

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Trump says record-setting Navy deployment to support Iran operations 'not nearly long enough'

President Donald Trump downplays concerns about the USS Abraham Lincoln's extended deployment in the Middle East

The president was asked about the growing number of reports of poor conditions aboard the aircraft carrier in the Middle East.

Trump says USS Lincoln’s deployment was ‘not nearly long enough’  CNN

Alex Wong / Getty Images The USS Abraham Lincoln is not the only aircraft carrier suffering from dismal morale and a severe supply shortage, a new report alleges. Loved ones of sailors on the USS George H.W. Bush are sounding the alarm that it has “virtually no food, water, or soap” after four and a half months at sea,

The president is “a marginally failed real estate developer,” one senator said, who “shouldn’t be weighing in on systems on aircraft carriers.”

The Pacific-based aircraft carrier USS George Washington has begun heading toward the Middle East as reports have emerged of mental health and supply issues aboard the long-deployed USS Abraham Lincoln.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Pacific-based aircraft carrier USS George Washington has begun heading toward the Middle East as reports have emerged of mental

Some sailors have reportedly tried throwing themselves into the sea, basic supplies can run short and sanitation is going awry: life on America's giant Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier is increasingly difficult as the Iran war drags on. The ship -- now in its ninth month of deployment -- is expected to

The Pacific-based aircraft carrier USS George Washington appeared to be heading for the Middle East to provide relief for the USS Abraham Lincoln.

Thousands of sailors on the USS Abraham Lincoln have reportedly faced food shortages and broken plumbing, with some considering jumping overboard.

Concern about living conditions on a US aircraft carrier that has been deployed in the Middle East for more than 250 days is leading a US senator to demand answers from the military about the vessel and putting more pressure on the Trump administration over the Iran war.

"If we expect the ship to endure, we have to maintain it. If we expect the crew to endure, we have to sustain them," an active-duty sailor argues.