- Sailors aboard USS Abraham Lincoln complained about food, specifically tuna and noodles, in a segment that aired on CNN Thursday.
- Fox News host Jones responded with a rant, calling the sailors 'weak' and criticizing their complaints.
- Jones told the sailors, “I’m sorry, you volunteered to serve your country. You can come back, get out of the military, and do like all these Democrat veterans and complain about it, and make commercials, and be a sellout if you want to.”
- Jones compared his own military food experiences, stating, “That’s what I ate, and I was happy to have it, because the alternative was an MRE [Military rations called meals ready-to-eat] or something cooked by the Afghan guy who was too stupid to be given a gun, and they let him be the cook.”
- He claimed the sailors, at sea for over 250 days, were deployed for significantly less time than he was in war zones and were much safer at sea.
- Jones expressed sympathy for the Lincoln crew, stating he was “sorry” they might have gotten bored, but joked that by July 2010, he would have traded C4 to the Taliban for better food.
- Jones further criticized the military mentality, saying, “If this is a representation of who our military is now...we’re just Rome sitting there waiting to burn.”
- He added, “It makes me fume” and expressed concern for the future of those who complain, saying, “lord help ya if you ever go into a hot war on the ground.”
Fox News host Joey Jones launched a tirade against sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, who voiced concerns over food quality during their deployment. He labeled their complaints as 'weak', questioning their commitment to military service.2
Jones's comments came after a segment aired on CNN, where he exclaimed, 'How weak are you?! On TV, complaining about tuna and noodles?' He further criticized the crew, stating, 'You volunteered to serve your country' and suggested they could leave the military if they were dissatisfied.
An unnamed crew member revealed that morale was low, with rations dwindling to 'noodles and tuna mixed in together' at times. Jones dismissed these concerns, arguing that the sailors were safer at sea than he was during his time in war zones, where he faced significant danger.
He expressed sympathy for the crew's boredom but sarcastically remarked that he would have traded explosives for better food during his deployment. 'If this is a representation of who our military is now...we're just Rome sitting there waiting to burn', he lamented, indicating a broader concern about military morale and readiness.
'It makes me fume,' Jones concluded, emphasizing his disbelief at the sailors' complaints and their implications for future military engagements.
“The host, who served in the military, claimed the sailors' 250-day deployment was shorter than his time in war zones and that they were safer at sea. He also joked about trading C4 to the Taliban for better food, referencing his own MRE experiences.”
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