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 WOW: A stunning new report in the WSJ reveals that military advisers intentionally excluded Donald Trump from the command room during the recent high-stakes operation to extract a downed U.S.
04/19/26 08:59 AM
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airman in Iran, because they feared his erratic behavior could jeopardize the mission. 1/
According to The Wall Street Journal, Trump was in such a volatile state after Iran shot down a U.S. jet that he spent hours screaming at aides in the West Wing, obsessing over the political fallout and invoking Jimmy Carter and the 1979 hostage crisis. 2/
Officials made the call to limit his access, only briefing him at “meaningful moments” instead of giving him real-time control. 3/
Meanwhile, the operation itself nearly fell apart, with aircraft stuck in desert sand and U.S. forces scrambling to avoid Iranian detection. The airman was eventually rescued, but the chaos didn’t end there.
Just hours later, Trump woke up and fired off his profanity-laced threat online, warning Iran it would be left “living in Hell.” 5/
https://bsky.app/profile/meidastouch.com/post/3mjua7xopkc2b
WSJ https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/trump-public-bravado-private-fear-59814dca?mod=hp_lead_pos7
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