Sailors told to ‘clap like we’re at a strip club’ for Pence appearance

Navy sailors readying for a visit from Vice President Pence were reportedly told to “clap like we’re at a strip club” for his arrival at the USS Harry S. Truman on Tuesday.

CNN reports the sailors were instructed on how to emphatically greet Pence by the ship’s senior enlisted sailor.

{mosads}”We can confirm that this statement was made by USS Harry S. Truman’s Command Master Chief to Truman’s Sailors, prior to the arrival of the Vice President,” Lt. Cmdr. Laura Stegherr told CNN in a statement, adding that the “statement was inappropriate.”

Pence visited the ship in Norfolk, Va., on Tuesday, where he announced that the administration was dropping plans to retire the aircraft carrier early.

To all of the men & women who serve on the USS Truman – let me deliver this simple message: Thank you for your service. pic.twitter.com/KXFug61wf9

— Vice President Mike Pence (@VP) April 30, 2019

“This issue is being addressed by Truman’s leadership,” Stegherr said in the statement.