The USS Abraham Lincoln is on its way home to San Diego after nine months at sea and is currently docked in Thailand. The aircraft carrier has been in the spotlight after reports of poor conditions and low morale onboard. MS NOW Pentagon Reporter Priya Sridhar is in Pattaya Beach, Thailand with more details on what she is hearing from sailors. Democratic strategist Lis Smith, Contributing Writer for The New York Times Opinion Molly Jong-Fast and former presidential speechwriter David Litt join Stephanie Ruhle to discuss.
MS NOW is reporting that "no orders have been issued" for the mission relief of the three guided-missile destroyers deployed alongside the USS Lincoln since late 2025. Nicolle Wallace is joined by Priya Sridhar – who authored this reporting – and John Brennan for analysis on Deadline White House.
After a nine-month deployment the U.S. Navy is bringing home the USS Lincoln, which has made headlines for its supply shortages and a mental health crisis onboard. It is unclear if the sailors on the ships that accompanied the Lincoln are also coming home. Navy officials at the Pentagon declined MS NOW's request for comment on whether the destroyers would also be coming back and declined to answer questions about conditions. MS NOW Pentagon Reporter Priya Sridhar joins Erielle Reshef to share what she is hearing from one sailor.
MS NOW Senior National Security Reporter David Rohde and New York Times Chief White House Correspondent Peter Baker join Stephanie Ruhle to discuss the ongoing fallout over the Trump administration’s response to conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln. “Pete Hegseth hid the fact that Iran destroyed the main re-supply base that the United States has in the Gulf,” says Rohde. Plus, MS NOW Pentagon Reporter Priya Sridhar has more details on her conversations with the families of sailors aboard the USS Lincoln. Meanwhile, Hegseth hit the campaign trail for a GOP candidate in Iowa as the Iran war continues with no clear end in sight.
A top U.S. commander defended the conditions aboard the USS Lincoln amid disturbing reports. MS NOW Pentagon Reporter Priya Sridhar has more details on her conversations with the families of sailors. Former CIA Director John Brennan and former Rep. Max Rose join Alicia Menendez to discuss.
