Joey Jones, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who turned his combat injuries into a career as a motivational speaker and Fox News host, had a visceral reaction on Saturday. The catalyst was a discussion on CNN where a USS Abraham Lincoln sailor voiced displeasure over food quality and declining morale aboard the vessel.
The USS Abraham Lincoln, an aircraft carrier, has been out on the seas for an extensive deployment, over 260 days, with minimal breaks. The U.S.-Iran tension keeps them on call, and media reports have painted a gloomy picture of life aboard, highlighting supposed poor conditions and troubled mental health among the crew.
Despite these reports, officials, including Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell, CENTCOM, and Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao, insist that while the deployment is demanding, it is not as dire as the narrative being portrayed by mainstream journalists in Washington, D.C.
Jones, who endured life-changing injuries from an IED blast in Afghanistan, losing both his legs and sustaining severe arm injuries while a fellow Marine lost his life, served for eight years before transitioning to becoming a public figure and media personality. He had little patience for complaints about meal choices like hot dogs versus corn dogs, ready to offer some frank feedback to the dissatisfied sailor.
To say he held back would be an understatement.
🚨 JUST IN: JOEY JONES SLAMS COMPLAINTS OVER NAVY SHIP CONDITIONS@Johnny_Joey: “How weak are you? On TV complaining about tuna and noodles… If this is a representation of who our military is now… we’re just Rome sitting here waiting to burn.” pic.twitter.com/JIW8dMxoYv
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Whoa, Jones didn’t leave anything on the table with that one. Be sure to watch the whole clip.