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President Trump continues to say that Iran wants to make a deal to end the war and that the U.S. has control over the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, the president downplayed concerns about the conditions aboard the USS Lincoln. MS NOW Senior National Security Reporter David Rohde and New York Times Chief White House Correspondent Peter Baker join Stephanie Ruhle with more details and analysis.

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[–] merc@sh.itjust.works -3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Its not resupplying ships

It's not getting as frequent supplies as would be nice... but the US is at war, and that ship is on the frontlines of the war. That's perfectly normal in a war.

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 3 points 1 day ago

Yes it is, and the term for that is “losing”