Did the White House jeopardize U.S. allies by misreporting the location of an aircraft carrier?

Earlier this month, President Trump told Fox News that America is "sending an armada" to the Sea of Japan as a deterrent to North Korea, but as of Saturday the USS Carl Vinson strike group was some 3,500 miles south of its alleged position, having just finished scheduled joint exercises with Australia. The misinformation from the White House made headlines -- at that distance, the aircraft carrier in question wouldn't be able to make it to the Korean peninsula until at least April 25 -- and now ...