Fox News star criticises sailors for USS Abraham Lincoln complaints
- Fox News presenter Joey Jones has faced widespread criticism after labelling deployed US service members weak for complaining about poor living conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln.
- Sailors stationed on the aircraft carrier reported low morale, severe food shortages, declining mental health, and incidents of crew members jumping overboard during a deployment exceeding 200 days.
- Jones, a former Marine Corps staff sergeant who lost both legs in Afghanistan, compared the shipboard conditions to his own combat service and accused complaining personnel of acting like sellouts.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended military logistics operations, while President Donald Trump denied reports of sailors jumping into the ocean as the carrier prepares to return home.
- Social media users and commentators condemned the network and its host for shaming and dehumanising military personnel serving in austere conditions overseas.
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