White House Wanted USS John McCain 'Out of Sight' During Trump Japan Visit

[brooklynite]

Source: Wall Street Journal

The White House wanted the U.S. Navy to move “out of sight” a warship named for the late Sen. John McCain, a war hero who became a frequent target of President Trump’s ire, ahead of the president’s visit to Japan last week, according to an email reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.

In a May 15 email to U.S. Navy and Air Force officials, a U.S. Indo-Pacific Command official outlined plans for the president’s arrival that he said had resulted from conversations between the White House Military Office and the Seventh Fleet of the U.S. Navy. In addition to instructions for the proper landing areas for helicopters and preparation for the USS Wasp—where the president was scheduled to speak—the official issued a third directive: “USS John McCain needs to be out of sight.”

“Please confirm #3 will be satisfied,” the official wrote.

Read more: https://politicalwire.com/2019/05/29/white-house-ordered-uss-john-mccain-moved/

[dhill926]

1. stupid goddamn petty piece of shit....

[Traildogbob]

9. Sooooooo, Megan

Any comments on dems keeping your dead dad's name out of politics. This is YOUR boy.

[CTyankee]

33. I'll be interested in watching what Megan has to say about this on today's "View." That news

was covered this morning on MJ so it's out there.

But she is getting harder and harder in her defense for Republicans lately, even Joe Biden who had comforted her on the show after her dad had died of the same type of cancer that Biden's son had died from. Joe held her while she cried...a testament to his goodness and heart.

I think Megan is confused. She needs therapy, if she isn't already getting some...

[olegramps]

34. I am surprised that the ships captain would agree to shiield the ship's name with tarps.

It is my understanding that every ship must display its name and flag of registry for identification under the International
Rules of the Sea.

[Cattledog]

2. What a baby!

[Stuart G]

18. Evidently, Trump ordered this:

(in another thread on this topic, it does say Trump ordered this)

Judy Lynn posted this, (first sentence, second paragraph at link below)

"On Wednesday, the Wall Street Journal reported that on the president’s latest trip to Japan, he demanded the Navy move the U.S.S. John McCain “out of sight.”


https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142322149

[Botany]

28. Now he is denying that he had anything to do with the USS John McCain

Link to tweet

?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. Link, please?

[highplainsdem]

8. Here, link to that WSJ article:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/white-house-wanted-uss-john-mccain-out-of-sight-during-trump-japan-visit-11559173470

[July]

4. He. Is. Pathetic.

Living entirely in a fantasy land.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

5. So what will the USS Trump be?

Probably a garbage scow.

[TheCowsCameHome]

11. 20,000 feet beneath the surface, hopefully.

[jmowreader]

14. Now, now, be nice

The US Navy is in dire need of a Floating Brig ship class, and I can think of no more appropriate honor than to name the lead ship USS Donald J. Trump, with the rest of the class named after people in his administration.

And where most Naval vessels have "plank owner" crews, the people the Trump class are named after will be the "plank owner" inmates.

[Stuart G]

19. I don't think there will be a USS Trump..Is there a USS Nixon? don't think so.

[Sapient Donkey]

23. Maybe an Admiral Gorshkov-class frigate

[Captain Zero]

27. this , nt

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

29. It will be the most magnificent space warship, Death Star Trump.

Fear the Trump.

[smb]

30. A Ship Bearing Cadet Bone Spurs' Name Should Not Be HAULING garbage...

...a ship bearing Cadet Bone Spurs' name should be hauled away AS garbage!

[olegramps]

35. Only if it owed by one of his ass lickers.

It will be named the USS Bone Spurs and be restricted to hauling bull shit.

[LanternWaste]

38. A Belyanka class waste tanker built in St Petersburg

to attached to the Russian Black Sea Fleet.

[SeattleVet]

6. Petty, vindictive, miserable little snowflake.

What a fucking loser the guy is.

[madaboutharry]

7. Trump is a 3-year old.

What is more disturbing is the enabling of this behavior. There is not a single person in Trump's orbit who is capable of saying no to him or telling him the truth.

Where was the person who could say NO, we're not getting the ship out of sight? No where. There is no person. It is madness.

[highplainsdem]

10. Christ. I'm surprised the Chickenhawk-in-Chief didn't ask them to sink it.

[TheCowsCameHome]

12. What a steaming diaper load Trump has become

How I hate that manchild...

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

13. How Stalinesque.

"A tarp was hung over the ship’s name ahead of the president’s trip, according to photos reviewed by the Journal, and sailors were directed to remove any coverings from the ship that bore its name. After the tarp was taken down, a barge was moved closer to the ship, obscuring its name. Sailors on the ship, who typically wear caps bearing its name, were given the day off during Mr. Trump’s visit, people familiar with the matter said."

Stalin was infamous for having adversaries' pictures removed from historical photographs. Trump wants to go a step further and "disappear" things IRL that displease him. He probably knows damn well he'll never get a ship named after him, and he obviously hates it that McCain did. So his toadies disappeared that ship to keep him happy.

[jmowreader]

15. Too bad I'm not CNO

I would temporarily reflag a warship to park in the harbor while Trump was speaking...she would become the USS Hillary Rodham Clinton.

[keithbvadu2]

16. Scumbag Trump bans certain sailors from his presence. That's how he 'honors' our military.

Scumbag Trump bans certain sailors from his presence.

That's how he 'honors' our military.

[smb]

31. At Least The Sailors Didn't Have To Endure Cadet Bone Spurs' Presence nt

[Stuart G]

17. This proves that Trump is nuts.

If anyone needs an example, then this is it. Trump has lost it..(there wasn't much there to begin with, but this is it, there is nothing there now

[genxlib]

20. One question

Was this Trump himself being petty or was this his babysitters seeking to avoid anything that will set him up.

Both are completely unacceptable but for different reasons.

[Sapient Donkey]

22. Even if it was his babysitter's doing, there must be a reason why they felt it was needed

Which is crazy. I can only imagine what sort of crazy stuff goes down in this administration. I'm guessing we only see a small part of it, and even that is surreal.

[Sapient Donkey]

21. I really hope this isn't true...

Why would anyone actually carry out such a request?

The fact someone in the white house made this request just goes to show how lowly they think of Trump. They literally don't think he could handle seeing the name McCain. That's just insane. This is a huge embarrassment to Trump. I don't understand why anyone would think this would be a good idea. If was anyone else I would think their incompetence would work in our favor, but sadly his base seems to celebrate this idiocy.

[denvine]

24. What a petty petulant little man!

[left-of-center2012]

25. I hate Trump and don't approve ot this, but ...

Why didn't they just send it out to sea?
Send it to the Phillpines, or somewhere?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

26. They couldn't; it's being repaired and couldn't go anywhere.

So Spanky was gonna be stuck with looking at a ship with the name of a guy who, even dead, is a better man than he'll ever be.

[jcgoldie]

36. ...

"So Spanky was gonna be stuck with looking at a ship with the name of a guy who, even dead, is a better man than he'll ever be."

Pretty sure that description fits almost all dead people...

[mahatmakanejeeves]

32. A snippet of the original article, with additional links:

POLITICS
White House Wanted USS John McCain ‘Out of Sight’ During Trump Japan Visit
U.S. military officials worked to ensure President Trump wouldn’t see the warship that bears the name of the late senator, a frequent target of the president’s ire

By Rebecca Ballhaus and Gordon Lubold
Updated May 30, 2019 2:41 a.m. ET

The White House wanted the U.S. Navy to move “out of sight” the warship USS John S. McCain ahead of President Trump’s visit to Japan, according to an email reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.

The ship was named after the father and grandfather of the late senator—a war hero who became a frequent target of Mr. Trump’s ire—and the senator’s name was added to the ship in 2018.

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The name was changed in July to honor the senator. Fact.

Link to tweet

Trump confirms the White House sought to hide the USS John McCain for his trip to Japan. “They thought they were doing me a favor because they know I am not a fan of John McCain," he says of the official who made the request, whom he called "well-meaning."

Link to tweet

"One Navy sailor said that McCain sailors wearing their ship’s patches were even turned away from the president’s address."

Link to tweet

[Codifer]

37. Has happened befor

To be exact it happened in 1969 when another petty little asshole had stolen (or shot his way into) the presidency. The carrier John F Kennedy had been slated to participate in the NASA program and to pick up the Apollo 11 capsule and crew when they returned from the moon, kinda of a big deal. Nixon couldn't live with that and replaced the JFK with the USS Hornet.

I had served on the Hornet until my discharge in 1968. I would like to think that, had I known it would be Hornet to make that history, I would have shipped over and would have been on the flight deck during the recovery.

But who could know?