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(169,897 posts) Sat Apr 4, 2026, 05:00 AM 3 hrs ago

House Democrat Accuses Trump of Being Ignorant or 'Lying to the American Public' About Iran's Anti-Aircraft Capabilities

Source: Yahoo! News/MEDIAite

Fri, April 3, 2026 at 5:07 PM EDT

During a Friday appearance on CNN, Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) accused President Donald Trump of either being ignorant or “lying to the American public” on Iran’s anti-aircraft capabilities.

His comments come as news broke on Friday that a U.S. F-15 jet was shot down over Iran by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps air defense system. So far, one pilot has been rescued by American special operations forces, while the search for the second remains ongoing.

“This happened a day after the president got on TV to the nation and said, among other bombastic claims, that they had completely eliminated Iranian anti-aircraft facilities,” Moulton said, referring to Trump’s Wednesday televised address.

“24 hours later,” he continued, “they shoot down an advanced U.S. Fighter jet. This just shows how incredibly out of his league the president is. The commander in chief doesn’t know what he’s talking about. He’s lying to the American public, and he’s putting our troops at grave risk.”

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House Democrat Accuses Trump of Being Ignorant or 'Lying to the American Public' About Iran's Anti-Aircraft Capabilities (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 3 hrs ago OP

My greatest fear is that COL Mustard 56 min ago #1

" The commander in chief doesn't know what he's talking about. " AverageOldGuy 42 min ago #2

All the ones telling him no are being fired. James48 23 min ago #3

Probably option #3 BumRushDaShow 4 min ago #4

COL Mustard

(8,231 posts)

1. My greatest fear is that

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Apr 4, 2026, 07:32 AM

56 min ago

Iran has other capabilities that they’ve hidden or have masked, and that we only learn about them when they detonate an example.

AverageOldGuy

(3,864 posts)

2. " The commander in chief doesn't know what he's talking about. "

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Apr 4, 2026, 07:46 AM

42 min ago

I doubt that the units involved in the fighting are sending bullshit up the chain of command.

In fact, I feel certain the information flowing to the Secretary of Defense and his senior advisors is clear as to what we do know, what we do not know, and what the possibilities are.

Somewhere between SECDFEF and his senior advisors and Trump's public pronouncements, bullshit enters the equation. Either:
-- some senior advisors (either uniformed or civlian) are making it sound good for Trump's ears, or,
-- Hegseth is injecting bullshit so he can tellTrump what he knows Trump wants to hear, or,
-- Trump is getting facts from Hegseth and is applying his own abysmal ignorance and stupidity to what comes out of his mouth.

Given the fact that both Trump and Hegseth are dumb as dirt and neither respects the truth, I suspect that's where bullshit enters the picutre -- Hegseth and Trump.

James48

(5,220 posts)

3. All the ones telling him no are being fired.

Reply to AverageOldGuy (Reply #2)

Sat Apr 4, 2026, 08:05 AM

23 min ago

Very Good people. Gone. In a war.

BumRushDaShow

(169,897 posts)

4. Probably option #3

Reply to AverageOldGuy (Reply #2)

Sat Apr 4, 2026, 08:24 AM

4 min ago

since 45 had already gotten rid of the Joint Chiefs of Staff guy last year and replaced him with "Razin Caine", who apparently isn't working out well either, as his name has been missing out of the war news cycles!

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