Donald Trump White House Ordered USS John McCain Hidden During Japan Visit Says New FOIA Document

During former President Donald Trump's 2019 visit to Japan, he stopped by the Yokosuka Naval Base to visit the men and women serving in the navy. However, one of the base's flagship vessels was missing during that visit, and it was the USS John McCain.

Now, a new document obtained by Bloomberg has shed light as to why the warship was missing during Donald Trump's visit. Bloomberg made a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for documents relating to the USS John McCain. According to those documents, the Trump White House sent an email to the US Indo-Pacific Command and the Commander of the 7th Fleet. The e-mail demanded that the "USS John McCain needs to be out of sight."

Donald Trump May Have Incriminated Himself About Hiding the USS John McCain

When Trump visited the U.S. naval base in Japan, his administration was accused of a plot to hide the warship. However, both the U.S. President and the U.S. Navy responded to these accusations. The Navy's "Chief of Information" Twitter page denied these allegations, but Trump himself was not a lot more honest about the situation.

He told reporters, "I would never do a thing like that... Now, someone did it, because they thought I didn't like him. OK? And, they were well-meaning, I will say." He then added, "They thought they were doing me a favor because they know I'm not a fan of John McCain."

ABC 4 noted that Trump may have incriminated himself with those words to the reporters about the ship, as the emails have proven that this was a direct order from the White House itself.

According to a May 2019 report by the Wall Street Journal, to make sure the then-president did not see the name of his war hero-turned-senator nemesis John McCain, crew members of the ship, and anybody who might have the USS John S McCain emblazed on their caps or uniforms, were given leave on that weekend. Those crew members who tried attending the Trump speech were still turned away.

The FOIA request revealed 109 emails from the military, and it revealed that the Navy was reluctant, confused, and astonished by the White House's Order to hide the warship named after the former Arizona Republican Senator and Vietnam War Hero.

John McCain and Donald Trump's Relationship

John McCain had been a vocal critic of Donald Trump, even though both were serving under the same Republican party.

In turn, Trump has made several controversial comments against McCain, saying that he was not a war hero, and even making fun of the fact that he was captured by the North Vietnamese during the Vietnam War. When the former senator died after a long battle with cancer, Trump even called him a "Fu***** Loser."

During his funeral rights, Trump did not attend, even though all the other former presidents attended, even former election opponent Barack Obama. Even after his death, McCain's family has been sanctioned by Republican Party members loyal to Trump, especially in the Arizona GOP. To this day, the McCain family remains staunchly anti-MAGA, with daughter Meghan McCain often lambasting fellow conservatives on TV for their cult-like devotion to the man who often made fun of her father.

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Written by: Rick Martin

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