President Donald Trump told reporters on Feb. 13 he wants to send a second U.S. aircraft carrier strike group to the Middle East, in case ongoing negotiations with Iran fall through.
Last month, Trump said he had ordered a “massive armada” to deploy to the Middle East. Since then, the USS Abraham Lincoln and other warships in its carrier strike group have reached the nearby Arabian Sea.
Speaking with Axios, Trump indicated he was considering sending another carrier strike group to the region.
The president faced new questions about the proposed second carrier deployment while on board Air Force One en route to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on Friday….
Trump Says He’s Sending 2nd Carrier Group Toward Iran ‘In Case We Don’t Make a Deal’
