David Rhode

Also written as: David Rhode, MS NOW’s senior national security reporter

Involved in

• Rhode criticized Trump’s repeated dismissal of family members’ concerns as an “unforced political error.”

Statements attributed to it

• The USS Abraham Lincoln was not able to be resupplied.

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• Trump repeatedly claimed that the Strait of Hormuz was open and under U.S. control.

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• Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth chose not to make public the fact.

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• Iran-backed Houthis attacked a ship at the Bab el-Madeb Strait.

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• The U.S. Navy’s main resupply base in the Gulf of Oman was destroyed by Iranian strikes.

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Origin: first recognised while reading Hegseth Covered Up the Real Reason the USS Lincoln Wasn’t Resupplied · 2026-09-11 22:09