NEW: 'I didn't know anything about it,' Pres. Trump tells KFaulders on U.S.S. McCain controversy. 'They thought they were doing me a favor, because they know I'm not a fan of John McCain.'
Despite preliminary discussions to the contrary, U.S. Navy leaders decided not to cover up the name of the USS John S. McCain, as requested by the White House, prior to President Donald Trump's visit to Japan, U.S. officials told ABC News.
Another U.S. official said there had been"an initial discussion about veiling the ship’s name, but senior Navy leadership directed all ships to be in the normal configuration." The Wall Street Journal reported that the message to cover the ship's name originated with the White House Military Office."The name of USS John S. McCain was not obscured during the POTUS visit to Yokosuka on Memorial Day," Brown tweeted.
Officials acknowledged that on Friday a tarp had been placed on the destroyer's stern where the ship's name is located, but that it was ordered removed the following day by base commanders who had decided that all the Navy ships in Yokosuka should adhere to Navy regulations. Trump visited the base on Monday and gave a speech to sailors aboard the USS Wasp, a large amphibious assault ship.
The destroyer has been undergoing a massive repair effort at the base in Japan following a deadly collision in August 2017 in the harbor in Singapore that killed 10 sailors. Trump is a child who will always be deeply threatened by the greatness of my dads incredible life. There is a lot of criticism of how much I speak about my dad, but nine months since he passed, Trump won't let him RIP. So I have to stand up for him.Trump later tweeted,"I was not informed about anything having to do with the Navy Ship USS John S. McCain during my recent visit to Japan.
"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," said Lt. Col. Joe Buccino, Shanahan's spokesman.
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