NEW: Navy acknowledges request regarding USS John S. McCain made for Trump visit

[DesertRat]

The US Navy acknowledged Friday that a request had been made regarding the USS John S. McCain in relation to President Donald Trump's visit to Japan, but said the ship ended up remaining in its normal configuration.

The statement continues a saga stemming from emails exchanged between the White House and lower-level US Navy officials about keeping a warship named for the late Sen. John McCain's father and grandfather out of sight ahead of the President's trip.

"A request was made to the U.S. Navy to minimize the visibility of USS John S. McCain, however, all ships remained in their normal configuration during the President's visit," Rear Adm. Charlie Brown, chief of Navy information, said in a statement. "There were also no intentional efforts to explicitly exclude Sailors assigned to USS John S. McCain."

Brown added that the Navy is "fully cooperating with the review of this matter tasked by" acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/31/politics/navy-uss-mccain/index.html

[Skittles]

1. TRUMP IS A DRAFT DODGER

that chicken hawk piece of shit cannot take a true military hero being honored......WHAT A FUCKING SNOWFLAKE

[malaise]

10. You know this is a much bigger story

than the media is suggesting. This is fucking madness. How dare this draft dodger and his goons disrespect a military family?

[Skittles]

12. he dares because he is NEVER HELD ACCOUNTABLE

no indeed

[emmaverybo]

2. Use of the passive voice is so convenient.

[C_U_L8R]

3. Why do they keep lying?

[FoxNewsSucks]

4. It was an emailed request,

they really can't determine who sent the email???

[DesertRat]

5. The truth will come out.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

6. But it will be WH staff right? Would they say "the

Boss says...?". That would be so cool if it did. Yet sounds like Navy ignored it?

[RockRaven]

7. THEN EXPLAIN THE PICTURES...

explain the pictures, AND detail (with evidence, not assertions) what response if any was given to the White House staff who made the request...

Don't think we cannot see that "all ships remained in normal configuration" could mean "the ships remained in normal positions relative to one another" rather than "the ships were entirely unaltered" you f*cking weasels.

[ProudLib72]

8. Needs revision

"A request was made to the U.S. Navy to smear baboon fecal matter USS John S. McCain, however, all ships remained in their normal configuration during the President's travesty," Rear Adm. Charlie 'Fuckface' Brown, chief of Navy disinformation, said in a statement. "There were also no intentional efforts to explicitly exclude Russian prostitutes from the celebrations."

[tanyev]

9. I'm starting to wonder if it was Vanky's idea.

[mopinko]

11. i would say that is a decent bet.

they are used to stage managing him, and protecting him.