President Donald Trump confirmed to reporters Friday that another ship will soon relieve the USS Abraham Lincoln after reports surfaced of poor conditions aboard the boat — though he denied that the families of sailors on board the ship were actually concerned.
The president’s comments follow several reports of deteriorating conditions on the aircraft carrier, which recently set a record for the most consecutive days at sea without a port call. Family members said they’ve been told about food shortages and plummeting morale on the ship, and several sailors have reportedly tried to jump overboard during the ship’s extended deployment.
When a reporter mentioned that the families of service members are concerned about conditions aboard the carrier, Trump cut them off, saying, “No, they’re not.”