The Guardian: 'Out of sight': Trump confirms USS John McCain was hidden from his view
President said ship bearing the name of his nemesis was blocked during Japan visit ‘because they thought I didn’t like him’
Donald Trump has confirmed that a warship named after his Republican nemesis, the late Arizona senator John McCain, was intentionally hidden from his view during his visit to a naval base in Japan this week.
The president confirmed that the ship had been intentionally hidden, saying someone had taken measures “because they thought I didn’t like [McCain]”.
The Wall Street Journal cited an email dated 15 May from an official at the US Indo-Pacific Command to US navy and air force officials which said the USS John McCain “needs to be out of sight” during Trump’s Memorial Day visit to Yokosuka base on Tuesday, the final day of his state visit to Japan.
The email asked officials to “please confirm” that directive “will be satisfied”.
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WNU Editor: President Trump was not aware of this, nor was the Acting Secretary of Defense. But they are going to be blamed for it. As for the ship itself, it was not covered during President Trump's visit.
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