The Navy on Saturday confirmed that a request was made to “minimize the visibility” of the U.S.S. John McCain during President Trump’s recent visit to Japan -- but that it remained in a “normal configuration” during the visit. "A request was made to the U.S. Navy to minimize the visibility of USS John S. McCain, however, all ships remained in their normal configuration during the President's visit," Rear Adm. Charlie Brown, chief of Navy information, said in a statement to Politico. “I really probably never will.”The warship was commissioned in 1994 and originally named for the senator's father and grandfather, both Navy admirals named John Sidney McCain. TRUMP SAYS NOT INVOLVED WITH KEEPING MCCAIN SHIP OUT OF VIEWBoth Trump and Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan have denied knowing anything about any such orders.

Source: Fox News June 01, 2019 17:15 UTC