Trump dismisses concerns about extended aircraft carrier deployment conditions

President Trump has dismissed concerns about conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln, saying the deployment has not been long enough to cause problems. The carrier has been at sea for around eight and a half months, well past its planned return date in May. Its crew of roughly 5,000 sailors has spent more than 250 days at sea. Families have reported broken toilets, water shortages, and a lack of basic supplies. Some families also say several sailors have tried to jump overboard in recent months. Navy officials denied a rise in suicide attempts but gave no figures to support this. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called the reports fake news, and U.S. Central Command said they were completely false.