MS NOW spoke exclusively with the wife of a sailor who jumped off the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier last week. The wife says she was not contacted by Navy officials about the incident until four days later and shared text messages from one of her husband’s friends on the ship who described the incident as a suicide attempt. Meanwhile, The Washington Post reports the U.S. military has lost roughly 25% of its Reaper drones, citing multiple officials. The aircraft have been used heavily around the Strait of Hormuz but are considered easy targets for Iran’s military and its regional proxies. The Morning Joe panel breaks down the latest developments.
In this week's edition of PSAKI BOMBS! Jen Psaki points out that conspiracy theories about women concealing secret wake-up buttons on their bellies to prod Donald Trump to wakefulness wouldn't spread so easily if Trump wasn't falling asleep all the time. Plus, Jen reads between the lines on why this season's primary polls are doing so poorly. Donald Trump's plane switcheroo is a problem for a million different reasons, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez takes public service to a new level.
The USS Abraham Lincoln, which left San Diego on Nov. 21, has set a modern-day record for most continuous days at sea. Family members are warning of worsening conditions aboard the ship, and the Military Times reports that multiple sailors have tried to go overboard. Joe slams Pete Hegseth and the Pentagon for “breaking the morale” of servicemembers which, ultimately, he says “dangerously undermines” the armed forces.
Federal regulators are reviewing 'mention markets' that allow wagers on what public figures will say. And, Democratic lawmakers call for an investigation into conditions on the long-deployed USS Lincoln.
Federal regulators are reviewing 'mention markets' that allow wagers on what public figures will say. And, Democratic lawmakers call for an investigation into conditions on the long-deployed USS Lincoln.Open
Jen Psaki shares reporting from the New York Times about hundreds of millions of dollars worth of planes purchased by the Department of Homeland Security that are sitting idle because DHS lacked the foresight to realize the cost of maintaining a fleet of airplanes. John Sandweg, former acting director of ICE, joins to discuss.
