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The claim appeared in a post on X but was later deleted. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the information was incorrect and confirmed that no such escort had taken place.

“The U.S. Navy has not escorted a tanker or vessel at this time,” Leavitt said during a news conference when she was asked about Wright’s post.

What the deleted post claimedIn the now-deleted post, Wright wrote that the Navy had already escorted a tanker through the key shipping route.