At a Memorial Day speech given by President Donald Trump on an amphibious assault ship in Tokyo Bay on Tuesday, some of the nearly 1,000 sailors and Marines aboard wore round patches emblazoned with a likeness of the president and the words “Make Aircrew Great Again” — a play on his campaign slogan — on their flight suits. Images of the patch went viral and drew ire from some, leaving the Navy seemingly caught between enforcing uniform protocols and potentially creating conflict with the commander in chief. [NYTimes]
Topping the news: Despite criminal justice reforms, Utah’s prison population is growing faster than every state but Idaho — and at a rate far greater than the growth in the general population.