President Donald Trump dismissed concerns over the USS Abraham Lincoln’s record-setting deployment of more than 240 days at sea, saying it was "not nearly long enough," even as lawmakers and families raised alarms about sailors’ welfare, supplies and shipboard conditions. The carrier has spent nearly nine months supporting U.S. operations against Iran, a conflict Trump and his advisers had initially said would last only weeks but that is now more than five months old. Acting navy secretary Hung Cao said the ship "will return home soon," and USS George Washington is expected to replace it. The episode has intensified scrutiny of the strain extended deployments place on service members, equipment and a Navy already facing broader pressures including delays, cost overruns, a shrinking fleet and criticism over proposed spending and technology choices.