# Trump says Navy deployment in the Middle East is 'not nearly long enough'

https://mins.news/en/video/22546

- The Associated Press, 2026-08-14 20:16 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lMP5cMrdVE

> President Donald Trump played down concerns over the USS Abraham Lincoln’s extended deployment in the Middle East. Reports have described mental health struggles among sailors, while the Navy says it has not seen an increase in suicidal ideation.

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