The White House asked Navy officials to obscure the USS John S. McCain while President Donald Trump was visiting Japan, Pentagon and White House officials said.
MWashington - The White House asked Navy officials to obscure the USS John S. McCain while President Donald Trump was visiting Japan, Pentagon and White House officials said Wednesday night.
A senior White House official also confirmed that they did not want the destroyer with the McCain name seen in photographs. The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations, said the president was not involved in the planning of the cover-up, but the request was made to keep Trump from being upset during the visit. "I was not informed about anything having to do with the Navy Ship USS John S. McCain during my recent visit to Japan.
Cmdr. Nate Christensen, a Navy spokesman, said that images of the tarp covering the ship are from Friday, and it was taken down Saturday. A Navy official, speaking on the condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the issue, said that the McCain's crew was not present at the visit, but it was because they and the crew of another vessel, the USS Stethem, had been released by their commanders to take a break on the long Memorial Day weekend.
"Trump is a child who will always be deeply threatened by the greatness of my dads incredible life," Meghan McCain tweeted. "There is a lot of criticism of how much I speak about my dad, but nine months since he passed, Trump won't let him RIP. So I have to stand up for him. It makes my grief unbearable."
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