President Donald Trump on Friday angrily snapped back at reporters who asked him to weigh in on reports that morale aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln is so poor that some sailors have attempted to jump overboard to escape the ship after nine months at sea.
The president was bragging to reporters about a purported drop in prescription drug prices before boarding Air Force One when he was asked to respond to the concerns of sailors’ family members who have reported receiving disturbing texts from loved ones about deteriorating conditions aboard the Nimitz-class ship.
After a reporter mentioned that sailors’ family members are worried about the state of the crew and their supplies after nearly a year stationed in the Gulf region, Trump cut off the journalist with a curt reply.
“No, they’re not,” he said.
“That ship is moving right now, or very shortly, and it's being replaced with another very similar ship,” he added.
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