美国参议院民主党领袖查克·舒默在社交媒体上发表声明，要求立即解除国防部长皮特·赫格塞思的职务[1]。舒默指责赫格塞思缺乏履职能力，导致"林肯"号航母约5000名官兵长期海上部署面临严苛条件[1]。
该航母自2025年11月离开加州港口后，已在海上航行8个多月，期间连续250天未靠港[1]。舰员家属反映，这一长期部署期间存在食物短缺、极度疲劳和生活条件恶劣等问题[1]。更为严重的是，多名舰员在部署期间曾精神崩溃并试图跳海[1]。舒默以此为由，呼吁对防长立即罢免[1]。
U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer has demanded the immediate removal of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, citing severe hardships endured by the approximately 5,000 sailors and Marines aboard the USS Lincoln aircraft carrier [1]. The vessel has remained at sea for over eight months following its departure from a California port in November 2025, with no port calls for a continuous 250 days [1].
Schumer stated on social media that Hegseth should be "immediately removed," alleging that the Defense Secretary lacks the capability to manage the deployment responsibly [1]. According to reports from crew members' families, personnel aboard the carrier have faced critical food shortages, extreme fatigue, and severely degraded living conditions [1]. The situation has become dire enough that multiple sailors experienced mental health crises during the deployment, with some attempting to jump overboard [1].