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5 min readThe USS Abraham Lincoln and the USS George H.W. Bush are deployed in the Middle East as the centerpiece of what the Trump administration calls a "blockade." According to exclusive reporting by Aaron Parnas and the MeidasTouch network—corroborated by Military Times, Stars and Stripes, and family members reaching out directly—the conditions aboard these supercarriers are catastrophic. Sailors and Marines are losing 30 to 50 pounds. Frozen food is rotting. Bathrooms are broken and moldy. At least six service members have attempted to jump overboard; one did and was rescued. Deployments originally planned for six months are now stretching past nine, and the logistical network that supplies the ships has collapsed after the administration abandoned forward bases in Bahrain and the Fifth Fleet area. Families are telling reporters that the situation is worse than what has been publicly described.
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- 1 MeidasTouch Full Podcast - 8/14/26
- 2 Main Outline
- 3 (00:00) **Episode Overview** - Hosts Ben, Brett, and Jordi preview the major stories: Katie Fang's Epstein hearing, Navy supercarrier conditions, Trump hiding in a catering box, Caroline Levitt's resignation, and a lawsuit against Truth Social
- 4 (03:08) **Shoutout to Midas Touch Network Reporters** - Hosts highlight the investigative journalism of Scott McFarlane, Katie Fang, and Aaron Parnas
- 5 (04:43) **USS Supercarrier Crisis: Service Members Suffering** - Detailed breakdown of the horrific conditions aboard USS Abraham Lincoln and USS George H.W. Bush
- 6 (09:04) **Pete Hegseth's Lies About Troop Conditions** - Hosts play and analyze Hegseth's propaganda claiming everything is fine on the ships
- 7 (13:36) **Trump Administration Called Families Liars** - The Pentagon's initial response was to accuse military families of lying about conditions
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Show Notes
On this episode of the MeidasTouch Podcast: Explosive new reporting reveals horrific conditions facing U.S. service members aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln and other supercarriers; Judge Emmet Sullivan puts Trump’s Justice Department on notice in Katie Phang’s fight for the Epstein Files; Trump faces humiliation over his bizarre escape from Air Force One as new details emerge about the supposed Iranian threat; Karoline Leavitt abruptly resigns; Trump’s Truth Social gets hit with a major new lawsuit over selling Wall Street firms early access to his posts; and much more. Ben, Brett, and Jordy break it all down.
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