WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was unaware of any effort to move the USS John S. McCain that was stationed near the site of his recent speech in Japan.
The email to Navy and Air Force officials had a number of directives, including: “USS John McCain needs to be out of sight,” and asking officials to “please confirm” that directive “will be satisfied.” “I was not informed about anything having to do with the Navy Ship USS John S. McCain during my recent visit to Japan,” Trump wrote on Twitter.
“Secretary Shanahan was not aware of the directive to move the USS John S McCain nor was he aware of the concern precipitating the directive,” Buccino said.McCain, the unsuccessful 2008 Republican presidential nominee, was shot down during the Vietnam War and tortured by his North Vietnamese Communist captors during more than five years as a prisoner of war.
Dear Humpty-Trumpty...
NoCollusionNoObstruction
THIS JUST IN: The USS JOHN S. MCCAIN HIT BY TWO PHANTOM IRANIAN NAVAL MINES WHILE DOCKED AND HIDDEN IN PORT. Details to follow.
Who’s gonna throw a tarp over the giant Trump baby balloon when he goes to London next month?
He’s commander In chief ofthe armed forces. They have to hide tho ha from him because he’s unstable.
So the Navy Commander made an executive decision to make a good Impression? Then The Mad King wishes the Japanese a “happy Memorial Day.” Sure. And does that Navy ship dump their garbage right into the Ocean? Yes they do Making another good impression.
Who cares?
“The buck never stops here”
Another fake news story from the lying liberal fools at Reuters. I wouldn’t want the John McCain in my sight either. McCain was a liar and traitor to his country.
If this is true, it’s beyond pathetic.. it’s a war ship named after a hero. The best he can hope for is a canoe named after him.. and then... maybe..
If true, then Shanahan is a coward, of his own (albeit demonstrably insane) countryman. Pathetic. And what a message we just displayed to our adversaries.
Fire danger ! Like the Forrestal !
That's even worse. They are so concerned about his fragility, they took the steps in their own? Sounds like they're afraid of the Queen of Hearts!
He is also probably lying. He is a pathological liar. He lies every single day, in public & on the record, about hugely important matters & trivial ones. He lies more than anyone I’ve ever seen. He can’t help but lie. He can’t stop himself. Always mention this in your stories.
No he just demanded it be done !
BULLSHIT
Yea, and he has so much credibility. 🙄
And now it comes out it didn’t happen at all. 🤦♀️
LiarInChief
Yeah right
GOT YA! President Pettiness Trump just can't help it.
Shameful act of low esteem person... I would love to see the God will make them eat food they harvested...
Liar in Chief
OF COURSE THATS WHAT HE SAYS! Come on news media. STOP playing his stupid game!
HE IS A LIAR....so there’s that.
It’s still a direct result of his leadership
Americans catered to a coward who was too scared to fight for his country, but continue to disrespect the memory of a brave man USSJohnMcCain trumpIsACoward realDonaldTrump
Yet another lie!
Out of sight, but not out of mind! USSJohnSMcCainUSSJohnSMcCainUSSJohnSMcCainUSSJohnSMcCainUSSJohnSMcCainUSSJohnSMcCainUSSJohnSMcCainUSSJohnSMcCainUSSJohnSMcCain
What number lie is this?
TRUMP A NICE CUDDLY PERSON NOT
USSJohnSMcCainUSSJohnSMcCainUSSJohnSMcCainUSSJohnSMcCainUSSJohnSMcCainUSSJohnSMcCainUSSJohnSMcCainUSSJohnSMcCainUSSJohnSMcCainUSSJohnSMcCainUSSJohnSMcCainUSSJohnSMcCain
Oh Bullcrap, I'm sure some lackey went in and told that wannabe dictator exactly what was happening.
Oh the lies, oh the agony..
Trump being liar-in-chief, if Trump says he wasn't involved... TRANSLATION : YES, he WAS involved. Trump DID order s.o to ask the US Navy to remove McCain's name. He did NOT directly ask. MOB TRUMP'S MODUS OPERANDI. M. Cohen can confirm. MR BONE SPUR IS SCARED OF WAR HERO!!!
realDonaldTrump is America's biggest LIAR; almost all of us realize this. It is shameful !!
White House Wanted USS John McCain ‘Out of Sight’ During Trump Japan Visit
What is the source of all this information? Like I really am going to believe this is a story, just like I believe the Steele dossier. Another fabricated story to try and hurt the President
Pathetic
US Navy official statement: 'The name of USS John S. McCain was not obscured during the POTUS visit to Yokosuka on Memorial Day. ... All ships remained in normal configuration during the President's visit.'
Why do you repeat Trump’s lies every time?
Um....just another lie
Lie 3,003,325,986
Pl bs
Sure he wasn’t told. But the commander in chief knew........
That’s BS
Whenever you have 'Trump says...' in your headline you have failed.
Now, thata just complete BullS. Trump ORDERED the ship cover its name, and remain.. His Words...'Out Of Sight'. Hiw Despicable can one President Get
It’s pretty sad when you hide a Navy destroyer named for an honorable American, to appease a lying draft dodging fuck-boy! DISGUSTING.
Given his track record, most likely yet another lie from the fabulous POTUS 25thAmendmentNow ImpeachTrumpNow
Sicko administration
That’s cause he did the telling
Oh please
Will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest? trump is still haunted by McCain’s ghost. So sad pathetic and petty.
So who initiated it ? Fire that Aide, DerangedDonald
LIES, LIES, NOTHING BUT LIES !!!
Brown-nosing 101: He doesn’t need to tell his staff anything. They already know what side their bread is buttered on, without being told.
He set the tone for his administration. I can only imagine what he’s said and done behind the scenes to make his people think they needed to do this.
John McCain was a fraud and globalist who simply lined his own pockets at the expense of the American people. No one cares if Trump liked him or not. Let the guy rest in peace and move on.
Riiiigghhhhtttt. 🙄
Nope, as much as I hate him it's not his fault. Let's place blame where it belongs.. to the ones who made the request and those that followed threw.
Then POTUS wont mind to take a good look
Why leave such a good thing go to waste?! Fix the ship and have it continuously parade along the Iranian coast line with Beach Boys on full blast. This will surely scare the bejesus out of the whole region.
One of the few times Trump might be telling the truth
Oh well I’m sure he’s not lying, this time!
Lies, more lies. What kind of unstable genius is he when his people react like this. Even they know he is nuts.
This reminds me of the time Khomeini had a major spat with his 'heir apparent' Ayatollah Montazeri. OVERNIGHT all pictures and paintings of Montazeri were removed from all government buildings. Welcome to the mullah regime! Iran Trumplandia
And we all know how honest and trustworthy he is. 🙄
So. He's the damn president.
So he wasn’t aware and our Acting Pentagon chief wasn’t aware yet our folks on a battleship followed these petty orders apparently outta thin air? Please get serious Reuter’s & just say Trump & his Defense Secretary are lying since they got caught w/ this disgraceful incident.
Since he seems to have amnesia and can't remember things he has said in the past or simple facts about America and American history is he likely to remember being told about that? If he was told is he likely to tell the truth about it? His record is against him.
And the odds are very high that is a lie. If you want to repot 'facts' you really need to report that almost anything Trump says is a lie. Just reporting what Trump says w/o that qualification is just grossly inaccurate reporting.
OBLITERATION ORDER................! AFRICA IN BUSINESS.
Why would he be? 10 men died a horrible death aboard the ship two years ago - it was in Japan for repairs. Big ass hole on the side of it. Can I get a real reporter over here
It should be noted that U.S. President Donald Trump is also a congenital liar.
the problem is that we’ve learned trump lies. he can be trusted to lie about anything..
Uss john McCain is a small ship, the future USS D Trump will be the biggest carrier in amerixan history.
Bullshit
Very well, so you’re aware now. What do you do to correct this behavior? To set the standard going forward in order to establish a climate of patriotic enthusiasm and gratitude in the White House? Nothing but dodge the issue while also admiring your sucker punch. Jealous coward.
And I have some ocean front property in Nebraska for sale
Fake news.
Bullshit
News flash... Who really cares?
Uh huh.
Lie number 10,687.
We can believe nothing he says. Nothing.
Throwing people under the bus first.
Degrading ..
Even if you believe that (which you shouldn’t), what’s that say about the “culture”?
Petty whineylittlebitches
In other words, it was his idea
Bullshit
Trump lost all credibility within days of squatting in our White House in a coupe conducted with full knowledge of Russia’s campaign to insure his electoral victory.
If he wants to be Commander-in-Chief this falls on him
Another lie
I’m surprised it floats what with all those leaks.
Yeah, and we believe him because we all know he never lies and is an honest fellow.
Yeah, cause he never lies.
Why do you report Trump as if he's honest?
He lies every time his lips move.
So disrespectful!
I bet Kim Jung Un’s staff do much the same thing to keep Dear Leader happy. Peas in a pod, you two
He’s so sensitive they do it for him. They’re tired of it too.
Whether he was or wasn’t, the fact that it was done by the staff for that reason, speaks for itself.
Yeah right😲
All his pants should be printed with 🔥🔥🔥🔥 just to save us all the trouble. LiarInChief
This will possibly cost DT the presidency. Oh, along w Mueller’s press conference today.
He doesn't know much, does he.
I had a relative who was a giant asshole too. Threw things. When we visited his house as kids EVERYTHING heavy or glass was always packed away. His family knew how not to enable his toddler temper.
Lies.
Commander in chief says what ? Who the hell is running the ship in DC gop not ur boy that’s for sure we didn’t elect kellyanne Sarah Jared Ivanka to make decisions SHAME on you LindseyGrahamSC
Well if you can't believe him, who can you believe.😉
just in case anyone was still wondering how small our “POTUS” actually is
This is fake news
That isn't a denial that the request was made by Trump's WH staff or for his benefit.
Nobody told him because it didn't happen.
Bravely spoken President Bone Spurs!👏👏👏👏👏🙄🖕
Trump didn't mention the USS McCain when he was listing all the ships during his Memorial Day speech... see timestamp 6 minutes
Because is a lie of a crooked liberal, spreading fake news
I imagine no one bothers telling him anything. You see what happens when he knows things
The only real thing for sure that something was named after Trump were the bankruptcies. He is a real winner in those documents.
Bullshit
Oh, so the people close to the president know what to lie about/protect him from? Interesting.
I guess you have to take him at his word then.🤪
U.S. President Donald Trump says lots of things that absolutely nobody takes seriously
He should’ve ordered it scrapped.
Dou$&e canoe!
maybe he was told in code.
No when the President gives the orders no one has to tell him.
Liar in Chief. ImpeachmentNow
Who cares if he knew or not. It was a despicable act protecting the fragile ego of a despicable criminal realDonaldTrump.
lol sure sure. “astonishingly excellent health,” too! 😂😂
And the Navy says the rest of the story is bullshit. The media are a total joke and not to be believed on anything
Donnie is a stain on the country
Yeah that’s why they did it.
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