'Sure, Jan': Trump ridiculed for denying he had anything to do with the USS John McCain being concealed in Japan

Following a report from the Wall Street Journal that the Navy was ordered to block the U.S.S. John McCain from sight during President Donald Trump's visit to Japan, the president took to Twitter and denied any involvement with the bizarre order:

Because Trump has a long and well-known history of enmity with the late Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), and because he has repeatedly resorted to petty attacks over this grudge, Twitter users roundly mocked his denial:

Other commentators simply tore into Trump for the whole affair: