Trump kept out of the room during operation to find downed pilots in Iran after 'screaming' at aides for hours, report
Source: Independent
Trump kept out of the room during operation to find downed pilots in Iran after screaming at aides for hours, report says
When President Donald Trump learned that two American pilots had gone missing in Iran on Good Friday, he screamed at aides for hours and was then kept out of the room while his team was given minute-by-minute updates, according to a report.
An F-15 fighter jet was shot down over Iran on April 3, prompting a high-stakes rescue mission for the missing airmen. One crew member was swiftly rescued by U.S. forces after ejecting before the aircraft went down - but the second crew member spent more than 24 hours behind enemy lines before he was safely extracted.
Back in Washington, D.C., Trumps fears about how the war was playing out were ramping up, according to The Wall Street Journal.
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Aides kept the president out of the room as they got minute-by-minute updates because they believed his impatience wouldnt be helpful, the official told the newspaper.
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Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-screamed-aides-missing-pilots-iran-b2960603.html
NoMoreRepugs
(12,156 posts)displacedvermoter
(4,752 posts)the corpse at every funeral, and apparently the downed aviator at every rescue mission!
RandomNumbers
(19,217 posts)just sayin'
displacedvermoter
(4,752 posts)magicarpet
(18,900 posts)And they did not want this pilot to voice his objections in public.
NCDem47
(3,484 posts)Cover for something else.
Tin foil hat time!
EX500rider
(12,637 posts)displacedvermoter
(4,752 posts)whatever reason, was not supposed to be up there.
I once became aware of an incident at the beginning of Desert Shield/Desert Storm when a new wing commander (O-6) went up in one of his B-52s in the copilot slot, in the first wave of strikes. He was not supposed to be up there cause he knew some really crucial stuff, and he could have been a real prize if captured.
I never found out the upshot of the incident, but have wondered about this since the news broke.
Srkdqltr
(9,833 posts)This whole thing is idiotic.
UpInArms
(55,075 posts)And, heaven forbid if they are black or in some way injured cant be seen with those types
mtairyguy
(37 posts)be something less than complimentary to trump? Might they actually question the mission or its planning?
Farmer-Rick
(12,720 posts)Where are the rescued downed pilots?
FakeNoose
(41,952 posts)
Lonestarblue
(13,524 posts)It seems that if Trump is not sleeping through meetings where major decisions are being made or throwing screaming temper tantrums, then someone else is in charge. He needs to be removed before he launches nuclear war!
rampartd
(4,745 posts)it needs to be unplugged before it launches
questionseverything
(11,863 posts)So the service men could be rescued
tanyev
(49,416 posts)😒
Hugin
(37,909 posts)Hindsight is 20/20, maybe they should have sent him out to the course to hit some dropped balls.
GiqueCee
(4,462 posts)... before the last commercial break. Ratings, man, RATINGS!
dalton99a
(94,712 posts)karynnj
(61,025 posts)Other than not telling him where they are really meeting and having a decoy team meet with Trump to keep him occupied, how is this possible.
TBF
(36,871 posts)He doesn't really know how things work, so it's probably not that hard to divert his attention.
EarthFirst
(4,183 posts)its probably far easier than we could imagine.
underpants
(196,841 posts)and as mentioned below, they probably distracted him fabric swaths and marble samples for the ballroom or the Kennedy Center
Talitha
(8,082 posts)How?
A shopping cart full of McDonalds.
angrychair
(12,364 posts)There is serious concerns that there never were any downed pilots but this was an operation to seize uranium from Iran.
Did they ever release the names of the downed pilot and navigator?
Ranks?
Cities or states they were from?
Medical condition?
Just asking questions.
50 Shades Of Blue
(11,435 posts)Which is why I think the rescue story is bullshit.
underpants
(196,841 posts)Shes 42 now and seems to be doing well. She was used by Dick&W and an overzealous press.
As of late 2025, Jessica Lynch, 42, is a motivational speaker, advocate for women veterans, and substitute teacher living in West Virginia. A former POW rescued in 2003, she holds degrees in education and communication, works with the West Virginia Department of Veterans Assistance, and travels to share her story of resilienc
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Lynch
Grokenstein
(6,375 posts)"Fuggin' (hic) DEI, maaaan. DEI h-hi-hire. Woooo! (vomits) No wa-wa-warrior spirit. Gimme another!!"
twodogsbarking
(18,997 posts)NBachers
(19,499 posts)AllyCat
(18,911 posts)Because it seems there are no interviews or news reports about or with them.
Attilatheblond
(9,051 posts)Seems plausible that if there were downed airmen, and they were rescued, they might not be amiable to saying good things about the crazy idiot who started the war.
Sneederbunk
(17,558 posts)evolves
(5,857 posts)and it's in a mausoleum.
BidenRocks
(3,376 posts)C 130s destroyed is never a good sign of success.
Was that the blueprint for this fiasco?
The Wizzo likely died and it's a cover-up!
The pilot?
I do not trust our government to provide truthful, accurate information about anything!
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(136,342 posts)BlueWaveNeverEnd
(14,515 posts)BaronChocula
(4,633 posts)I have an idea for a song.
They kept him out of the room where it happened
The room where it happened
The room where it happened
JoseBalow
(9,591 posts)Attilatheblond
(9,051 posts)Somewhat comforting to know there are a few people in there who know that and actually worked to get info to solve the problem rather than letting Mr Rash Judgement get involved and make it a mess none of them would survive.
Martin68
(27,911 posts)riversedge
(81,139 posts)Martin Eden
(15,723 posts)You don't have to answer that question. It was rhetorical.
efhmc
(16,817 posts)bdamomma
(69,587 posts)he would just stroke out when he's out of control!!!
hamsterjill
(17,663 posts)If the "aides" can keep him out of a room in the White House, then what else do they keep him from doing/not doing?
Paging Stephen Miller...
Blue Owl
(59,317 posts)BigmanPigman
(55,305 posts)In 100 years historians will look at this period in amazement and wonder why no body did shit to stop him. Every single government worker who has enabled his insane destruction at a world wide level should be seen as the classic "Benedict Arnolds" of this century.