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Naval families with loved ones deployed for months on US warships amid the Iran war have reacted with fury to Donald Trump and the defense secretary Pete Hegseth’s dismissal of their concerns about the extreme pressures and dire conditions they are enduring.

The Guardian has talked to three naval families who have been following the physical and mental stresses bearing down on their relatives with mounting alarm. The families, with loved ones on board the USS Abraham Lincoln and USS Tripoli, all spoke anonymously for fear of retribution against their active duty relatives.

They spoke of insufficient nourishment that has led to close relatives losing 20-30lbs in weight since they were sent to the Middle East five months ago, leaving one sailor “emaciated”, according to his mother. They spoke also of low-quality drinking water and scarce mental health counseling and support despite the intense burden of being at sea for months on end without making land.

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[–] HumanOnEarth@lemmy.ca 31 points 2 months ago (1 children)

All the families should be going to the media.

It's really funny how much the US is turning into North Korea.

[–] Carmakazi@piefed.social 7 points 2 months ago

I'm waiting for news of the sailors who are telling and showing this information to the public getting thrown in the brig and on the fast track to Leavenworth. Chasing and punishing whistleblowers is one of the Trump regime's favorite pastimes.

[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 24 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If Trump calling veterans "losers" didn't stop people from supporting him, what what would be different this time around?

[–] SalmonTractor@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

This negative angle has to be minimized before the loudest supporters are actually just the loudest detractors.

More are leaving that orange moron every day, and will continue to do so.

Just the fact he doesn’t understand “pool” was something many people from many walks of life could comprehend and put in a context of just how idiotic he is.

Now, more physical evidence of his ineptitude.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 18 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

So, they're starving our sailors? What the actual fuck?!!! He's talking about his almost a billion dollar renovation and he's starving our sailors? I'm beyond angry on this.

They spoke of insufficient nourishment that has led to close relatives losing 20-30lbs in weight since they were sent to the Middle East five months ago,

[–] GuyFawkesV@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Give the odds, how do those families feel about their Trump votes now? Got what you voted for!!!

[–] tempest@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 months ago

I don't know why those suckers and losers aren't happy to be treated this way. Anyone who was in the American military and voted for Trump is/was a literal simp.

[–] limonfiesta@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Going off statistics, the vast majority of these sailors, and their families, got exactly what they voted for.

I don't want to hear from a single parent now, who didn't also speak out after their precious whittle babies murdered 175 school-girls, or the countless other civilians the USN killed during its most recent warcrime speed.

[–] RunningInRVA@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

What are those statistics btw?

[–] limonfiesta@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

That 65% voted for President Trump.

[–] RunningInRVA@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Of people in the military?

[–] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

Yeah... Military and veterans voted 61 percent for Trump and MAGA. You get what you stupidly voted for.

Enjoy the day you voted for!

[–] OldChicoAle@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

Fascist soldiers that support genocide are starving? Anyway...

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

You mean the guy who mocked John McCain for being a P.O.W. doesn't respect military vets?

Ya don't say

[–] Corporal_Punishment@feddit.uk 5 points 2 months ago

They will still continue to support him. Most military personnel voted for Trump. They get what they deserve