President Trump on Thursday sought to distance himself from a reported decision by military officials to obscure the USS John S. McCain during his trip…
President Trump on Thursday sought to distance himself from a reported decision by military officials to obscure the USS John S. McCain during his trip to Japan, calling the report “an exaggeration, or even fake news.”
“The Navy put out a disclaimer on the McCain story,” Trump said in a tweet Thursday evening. “Looks like the story was an exaggeration, or even Fake News – but why not, everything else is!”
Trump earlier Thursday defended the reported decision, saying whoever made the order was “well-meaning.
