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Sheldon Whitehouse
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What a low and disgraceful act. Since when does the United States Navy hide the name of one of its heroes on a US Navy ship? We need to know who did this.
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If you believe @realDonaldTrump didn’t know, you then must believe his staff thinks he’s such a child that he’d melt down over seeing the USS John McCain. That’s not a better story.
I do not believe Shanahan. This not being cleared through his office isn’t credible. If it was, he should be ashamed both for the decision and his lie. If it wasn’t, he should be steaming mad about being sidelined. You’re the SecDef!!
My uncle was killed in WWII as a young Navy fighter pilot. I am glad he did not have to see this conduct in the service in whose uniform he died.
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