Donald Trump on Friday, downplayed the toll on American sailors enduring a record-setting deployment of nearly nine months.

President Donald Trump dismissed concerns Friday over living conditions and the mental health of service members on a US aircraft carrier deployed against Iran, while confirming the ship would soon rotate out.

US President Donald Trump on Friday dismissed concerns about the toll on sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, who have endured a record deployment of almost nine months, saying that…

Trump rejected that the Abraham Lincoln – now in its ninth month at sea – had been deployed for too long. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Asked by reporters whether family members were worried about the situation on the USS Abraham Lincoln, Trump said “no, they’re not.”

Donald Trump dismissed concerns over the USS Abraham Lincoln’s record deployment in the Middle East. The remarks intensified scrutiny of sailor welfare, ship conditions and the wider Iran mission.

The president refuted that family members have raised concerns about the deployment’s length and even said that the more than 240-day deployment is “not nearly long enough.”

President Donald Trump refuted that families of service members aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln have raised concerns about the deployment's length.