Sen. Mark Kelly hopped on X to relay a touching tale from a concerned grandmother about her young grandson serving on the USS Abraham Lincoln, where the sailor has reportedly been dealing with significant weight loss and mental health struggles during the carrier’s extended Middle East deployment.
We're sure this grandma exists.
Totally sure.
I spoke to a grandmother today worried about her 21-year-old grandson who's aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln. He’s lost 20-25 pounds and is struggling with depression. And so-called leaders like Pete Hegseth aren’t doing a thing about it. pic.twitter.com/sueDJajmPV
— Captain Mark Kelly (@CaptMarkKelly) August 14, 2026
Of course, we're not the only ones who are calling BS on this concerned grandma BS.
Vets were more than happy to drag him:
When I was in the USCG, my ship would do three month patrols in the Gulf of Alaska and the Bering Sea. On these patrols, I would commonly lose 10-15 pounds. The food was good but I had no opportunities to snack or drink beer. (My young wife would put right back on me when we got…
— Bicycle Boy (@mcandrus) August 14, 2026
Post continues:
... So, I find a complaint about weight loss to be unpersuasive.
But wait, there's more.
I was in the Navy 23 years. Served on multiple ships including CVNs. We have kids wig out every deployment. They are hard and you work long hours every day. This happened a lot. It's part of life in the Military. I have lots of stories as to why this is. Divorce/mental health...
— Hercule Poirot's Smarter Brother (@SeniorDude14) August 14, 2026
But it's different since Pete Hegseth is in charge and stuff.
Literally everything you say and do serves to undermine the success of our nation's military.
— Cynical Publius (@CynicalPublius) August 14, 2026
How's that Chinese business venture of yours going, BTW?
I can say this because I’ve been there:
— Navyjava5 (@navyjava5) August 14, 2026
You’re in touch with a disgruntled sailor forward deploy for long periods of time without a port of call to replenish perishable foodstuffs and is whining and bitching. Been there for Desert Storm and other times AT SEA got the T shirt-…
Why do I think that this is all BS? Just look at who is pushing this story and since when do leftists care about the military?
— BellaT (@sasso333) August 14, 2026
Indeed.
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