TOM EATON: Weird and funny news turns out to be deadly serious
US President Donald Trump did not want to see the USS John S McCain on his Japan tour as it is named after one of his (dead) political opponents
04 June 2019 - 05:09
This really happened. The office of a certain president sent a message to the naval commanders at a distant outpost: the Big Man was coming for a visit, so it was essential that one particular ship be hidden from his gaze for the duration of his stay.
The ship’s crime? It was named after one of his political opponents, and if he saw it, even from a very great distance, even if the name was too small to read, even though his opponent was now deceased, the Big Man would get angry...
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