{"id":45416,"date":"2026-08-14T23:43:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T18:43:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=45416"},"modified":"2026-08-14T23:43:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T18:43:24","slug":"trump-dismisses-concerns-from-family-members-about-grim-conditions-aboard-uss-abraham-lincoln","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=45416","title":{"rendered":"Trump dismisses concerns from family members about grim conditions aboard USS Abraham Lincoln"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p id=\"anchor-4f5da3\" class=\"body-graf\">President Donald Trump on Friday dismissed concerns from families of service members about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/no-supplies-food-shortage-dark-thoughts-families-sailors-describe-life-rcna592446\" target=\"_blank\">the grim conditions<\/a> aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, whose deployment had been overextended in the Middle East due to the Iran war.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-bb3470\" class=\"body-graf\">In interviews with NBC News and other outlets, family members of some of the thousands of people aboard the ship have described a lack of supplies and food and an overall deteriorating mental health situation with multiple sailors having attempted to jump overboard. <\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-1875c5\" class=\"body-graf\">Speaking to reporters at Joint Base Andrews, NBC News asked Trump if the deployments have gone on for too long and if he\u2019s worried about troops\u2019 mental health. <\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-6b70d8\" class=\"body-graf\">\u201cNo. No. No \u2014 not nearly long enough,\u201d Trump said. <\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-5e5ae1\" class=\"body-graf\">Danielle Rappa, whose son has been deployed on the ship, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/no-supplies-food-shortage-dark-thoughts-families-sailors-describe-life-rcna592446\" target=\"_blank\">told NBC News<\/a> said the situation was like a \u201cscene out of the \u2018American Horror Story,\u2019 where &#8230; everybody\u2019s dead, but they don\u2019t know it yet.\u201d She said that she had noticed a change in his mood as his deployment dragged on. \u201cWhere he had been very positive, he started getting very dark,\u201d she said,<\/p>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__FvnTh styles_medium__MEKii\" id=\"anchor-c84296\"><picture class=\"styles_image__i32F7\" data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"fit\" data-original-height=\"1667\" data-original-width=\"2500\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2026-08\/260813-USS-Abraham-Lincoln-ew-640p-f0d2b0.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-08\/260813-USS-Abraham-Lincoln-ew-640p-f0d2b0.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2026-08\/260813-USS-Abraham-Lincoln-ew-640p-f0d2b0.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-08\/260813-USS-Abraham-Lincoln-ew-640p-f0d2b0.jpg 1x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-08\/260813-USS-Abraham-Lincoln-ew-640p-f0d2b0.jpg\" alt=\"Abraham Lincoln Transits Arabian Sea\" height=\"1667\" width=\"2500\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__TCewG\" data-testid=\"caption\"><span class=\"caption__container\" data-testid=\"caption__container\">Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) sails in the Arabian Sea on June 27. <\/span><span class=\"caption__source\" data-testid=\"caption__source\">U.S. Navy<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"anchor-672568\" class=\"body-graf\">Trump also told reporters Friday that the USS Abraham Lincoln is \u201cmoving right now or very shortly\u201d and that \u201cit\u2019s being replaced with another very similar ship.\u201d The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/national-security\/uss-abraham-lincoln-replaced-poor-troop-conditions-rcna592141\" target=\"_blank\">USS George Washington is expected to replace the Lincoln <\/a>in the Middle East, a U.S. official told NBC News.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-113c5a\" class=\"body-graf\">U.S. military leaders have been privately raising concerns inside the Pentagon and the White House about low morale and widespread fatigue among American service members who\u2019ve been deployed for months to support the war with Iran two U.S. officials told NBC News. <\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-a1a4ab\" class=\"body-graf\">More than 50,000 troops have been deployed to support the U.S. and Israel-led war with Iran. <\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-28f49e\" class=\"body-graf\">A typical deployment for a carrier is roughly six to seven months and includes regular stops at ports to refresh and replenish food supplies. Aboard the Lincoln, the circumstances for the 5,000 sailors and Marines have become particularly troubling, according to U.S. officials. <\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-23056f\" class=\"endmark body-graf\">The last port visit was in Guam in December \u2014 the vessel has been at sea for 244 consecutive days.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump on Friday dismissed concerns from families of service members about the grim conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, whose deployment had been overextended in the Middle East due to the Iran war. 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