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

President Donald Trump downplays concerns about deteriorating conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln.

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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The USS Abraham Lincoln has been deployed for almost nine months and is expected to be replaced in the Middle East.

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

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

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

President Trump dismissed family worries over the USS Abraham Lincoln's grueling 8-month deployment, claiming it has "not nearly" been long enough.

"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.

THE LINCOLN PROBLEM: For weeks conditions on the U.S. aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln — on station in the Iran war zone — were social media fodder, with reports of moldy showers, bad food, and a shortage of personal hygiene supplies. But it was hard to tell if it was just normal griping by sailors who…

Mental Health Crisis Brewing Aboard USS Abraham Lincoln Amid Near Record-Breaking Deployment  Forbes