Coverage dated August 19, 2026

Pete Hegseth Accused of Covering Up USS Abraham Lincoln Resupply Problems

Headline from Newsweek

President Donald Trump has dismissed reports of low morale aboard an aircraft carrier key to the Iran War.

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Newsweek
Pete Hegseth Accused of Covering Up USS Abraham Lincoln Resupply Problems (opens Newsweek)
Published Aug 19, 2026
Newsweek's feed description
President Donald Trump has dismissed reports of low morale aboard an aircraft carrier key to the Iran War.
The New Republic
Hegseth Covered Up the Real Reason the USS Lincoln Wasn’t Resupplied (opens The New Republic)
Published Aug 19, 2026
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The USS Abraham Lincoln wasn’t able to be resupplied because the U.S. Navy’s main resupply base in the Gulf of Oman was destroyed by Iranian strikes—a fact that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth chose not to make public, David Rhode, MSNOW’s senior national security reporter, said on Tuesday.
Jalopnik
Trump Administration Covers Up Real Reason USS Abraham Lincoln Hasn't Been Resupplied: Because Iran Blew Up The Resupply Base (opens Jalopnik)
Published Aug 19, 2026
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Sailors and Marines on the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) have been enduring for a record-setting 250 days at sea