USS Abraham Lincoln to dock in Thailand next week after record Middle East deployment – US politics live

Ship has not made a port call for more than 200 days and there have been reports of low morale and poor mental health amid food and water shortages

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Despite reports over poor conditions on board the US Navy aircraft ⁠carrier the USS Abraham Lincoln, which will dock in ⁠Thailand next ⁠week following a period of more than 200 consecutive days of deployment, Donald Trump claimed the ship was “beautifully maintained”.

Earlier this month, the president berated Kristen Holmes, a CNN reporter, insisting that she “be quiet” and describing the reporting of poor conditions on board as fake news.