As the administration figures out how it wants to approach North Korea, President Trump promised that he would be sending an “armada” to the country. Nearly a week later, it was discovered that the aircraft carrier Trump spoke of was headed in the complete opposite direction, toward Australia.
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According to White House officials, the administration was acting on information from the Department of Defense. The New York times reports that a “glitch-ridden sequence of events” led to the misstatement.
Senior admin official blames miscommunication for mix-up over whereabouts of USS Carl Vinson which admin had said was headed to Sea of Japan
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) April 18, 2017
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Trump on North Korea—“We are sending an armada”
NYT—Armada sailed in the opposite direction https://t.co/9koLKDY2n4pic.twitter.com/Gyd6vnuurx
— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) April 18, 2017
According to POLITICO, the White House has deferred to the Pentagon for comments, while the Pentagon has deferred to U.S. Pacific Command.