TOM LUONGO: John’s focus on this is extremely important. It highlights the depth of the betrayal of the Obama and Biden administrations.

John’s focus on this is extremely important. It highlights the depth of the betrayal of the Obama and Biden administrations.

They knew that Naval logistics were paramount to keeping Iran from getting a nuke, ensuring that when the day came we would have to deal with that… https://t.co/7TTD9usDYS

— Tom Luongo (@TFL1728) May 19, 2026

from John Konrad,

“Today in the United States there are only 188 US flagged merchant ships and 105 Navy

@MSCSealift

ships. WE NEED MORE THAN THAT In fact, the Chinese have over 11,000 merchant ships,” said

@SECNAV

Hung Cao in today’s senate hearing. The days of the US Navy ignoring the US Merchant Marine and ocean logistics are over. “We need them to thrive as a nation.” He also provided clarity on @MSCSealift hulls ordered in foreign yards and said he will require that those overseas yards invest in the United States, which will create 540,000 shipyard jobs for Americans.