Idaho Senator Wishes Navy a Happy Birthday with Photo of Chinese-Made Warship – By Wyatt Olson (Stars and Stripes) / Oct 14 2021
A U.S. senator’s birthday greeting Wednesday to the U.S. Navy on Twitter turned out to be anything but happy after commenters noticed the photo of a ship accompanying the tweet was not one of the Navy’s.
“For 246 years, the @USNavy has answered the call to defend America from threats abroad so we can remain safe at home,” Sen. James Risch, an Idaho Republican, wrote. “Today, we celebrate them.”
Below the message was the U.S. Navy logo over a somewhat shaded photo of a large, gray vessel.
Not a U.S. ship. Appears to be a Pattani-class offshore patrol vessel belonging to the Royal Thai Navy, which means it was built by China pic.twitter.com/YVmq0scQmf
— Dave Brown (@dave_brown24) October 13, 2021
