Asked whether the deployment of the Abraham Lincoln had gone on too long, the president said its deployment had lasted “not nearly long enough.”
AI:President Trump dismissed reports concerning conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, asserting that the carrier's deployment has lasted "not nearly long enough." While various outlets have attempted to frame the prolonged maritime presence as a crisis of morale or logistical failure, the administration maintains its focus on projecting American power. The President rejected claims from families and critics regarding the living standards of the crew, prioritizing mission completion and military strength over media narratives concerning deployment duration.Open
President Trump ordered the U.S. Navy on Thursday to remove the electromagnetic catapult system on aircraft carriers to launch fighter planes and revert back to using steam catapult systems, a move that officials and experts argue would raise costs in the process. The president directed the service to equip Ford-class aircraft carriers, such as the USS Doris Miller currently being constructed, with steam-powered catapult and hydraulic systems instead of the newer Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and Advanced Weapons Elevators. Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/defense/6029103-trump-orders-navy-catapult-reversal/ #USNavy #Navy #Trump #Pentagon #Military #USSGeraldRFord
Katy Tur discusses the repercussions of Trump and his three separate jets that landed in the U.K., including the Qatari jet, the real Air Force One, and the decoy plane. David Rohde, MS NOW Senior National Security Reporter; Susan Glasser, Staff Writer for The New Yorker; and Mike Madrid, Political Director of the California Republican Party, join Katy to break down the continued fallout.
AI:President Trump utilized an elaborate security ruse involving three separate aircraft—the official Air Force One, a decoy plane carrying high-level officials like Senator Marco Rubio and Scott Bessent, and a Qatari jet—to protect his movements during a trip to London amid heightened threats from Iran. While media commentators are attempting to frame the strategic deployment of these jets as a source of confusion or scandal, the maneuvers represent standard security protocols designed to mitigate risks posed by the escalating Middle East crisis and the red-green axis threat.Open
What's the common thread connecting AI advances, biological breakthroughs, a preponderance of high-risk-high-reward research, escalating geopolitical tensions and a hollowed-out U.S. public health sector? - They all heighten the risk that one day a lethal human-made pathogen will emerge, either accidentally or intentionally, and we won't be ready for it. Why it matters: The same advances that make this a pivotal moment for medical innovation are intensifying the risk of catastrophic lab mishaps, though how significant a risk is hotly debated by experts. - "It is a very small tweak from trying to target a disease, and making gene therapies to try to target a disease, to turning a virus into something that can be much more detrimental,"…
A federal judge has refused to block the Trump administration from taking steps to build 62 miles of international border wall along part of a Native American tribe’s reservation without its consent
A federal immigration officer drew his gun on a Virginia woman during a tense confrontation in a Falls Church parking lot Monday after officers accused her of trying to hit them with her car. Videos of the encounter shared on social media show several masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers surrounding the vehicle of Carolina Molina, 36, as she sits behind the wheel. One officer can be seen pulling out his hand gun and pointing it toward Molina’s window as the two argue. READ MORE: New ICE controversy as officer filmed pointing gun at woman in Virginia #ICE #FederalLawEnforcement #Firearms #CivilRights
