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Trump 'Screamed at Aides', Kept Out of the Room After Jet Downed in Iran: WSJ
- Trump screamed at aides for hours after two airmen went missing in Iran, complaining about European allies and gas prices averaging above $4.00, the Wall Street Journal reported.
- Images of the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis loomed large in Trump's mind, with the president comparing the situation to Jimmy Carter, whose similar helicopter failures cost him the election.
- With Trump occupied, aides successfully managed the rescue mission and returned the crew safely to the U.S. Trump confirmed the event on social media, hailing it as an "Easter miracle."
- Following the rescue, Trump threatened to destroy Iran's power plants and bridges, warning the regime would be "living in Hell" and referring to the strikes as "Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day."
- Negotiations are set to continue in Pakistan, though Trump has accused Iran of a "total violation" of a ceasefire and renewed threats to "knock out every single power plant" unless a new deal is accepted.
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Donald Trump ‘locked out’ of Iran war Situation Room and ‘screamed at staff for hours’
US President Donald Trump is reported to have been locked out of a high-stakes Situation Room meeting, as senior officials feared his temperament could jeopardise a rescue mission. According to reports, military advisors barred Trump from the Situation Room during a critical rescue mission of a downed American airman in Iran. Trump was reportedly shut out of discussions amid concerns about his furious temperament. READ NEXT: ‘Consistent pattern’…
In rescuing two US soldiers in Iran, the president is not supposed to have been fully informed of his environment at all times. Previously, an impatient Trump was not supposed to have "helpfully behaved."
U.S. President Donald Trump yelled at his advisors on Good Friday afternoon in the West Wing “for hours,” after learning about the downing of one of his military aircraft in Iran and that there were two missing crew members, in an episode that evidenced the tension within the White House in the midst of the conflict in the Persian Gulf, The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday.
Trump 'screamed at aides', kept out of the room after jet downed in Iran: WSJ
A US F-15 fighter jet shot down over Iran triggered turmoil inside the White House, with Donald Trump having “screamed at aides for hours” before being kept out of the room during detailed rescue planning, according to a recent The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report. The incident occurred in early April after Trump was informed that two American airmen were missing. He demanded immediate action, telling the military to “go get them immediately”, d…
Donald Trump has been running his own race during the Iran war. When the American plane was shot down, his advisers had enough. After the president shouted several times
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