Trump Goes Quiet After Iran Shoots Down US Fighter Jet

Sunday, April 05, 2026

An American's whereabouts were unknown on Friday after Iran shot down a U.S. fighter jet ...

Posted by reinheitsgebot at 07:31 AM | 42 COMMENTS | permalink

The president's first post since an F-16 was shot down over Iran with one American still missing.

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-- Matthew Gertz (@mattgertz.bsky.social) Apr 3, 2026 at 3:24 PM

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How many Israeli jets have been shot down since blind-siding the people of Iran on 28 Feb like an al-Qaida attack?

#1 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-04-03 05:10 PM

That's gonna be one full diaper for Dementia Donnie, the child-raping Pedophile.

#2 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-04-03 10:33 PM

Stinky couldn't praise Allah with Bibi's dong in his mouth.

#3 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-04-05 05:12 PM

So the count now is:
1 Fighter Jet
1 A-10
5 helicopters
2 C-130s

Is that right?

And ALL after Trump said we destroyed their anti-air defence?

#4 | Posted by Sycophant at 2026-04-06 12:08 AM

#4 | Posted by Sycophant

Plus the $500,000,000 E3 AWAC plane Iran destroyed in Saudi Arabia with a Shehad.

#5 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2026-04-06 02:55 AM

Shahed drone ...

#6 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2026-04-06 02:56 AM

He died @4:10AM saturday at walter reed due to cardiac complications.

#7 | Posted by john_savage2 at 2026-04-06 03:05 AM

All that "stuff" they "had to destroy"... to keep the technology out of the "wrong hands"...

Honestly... I'm wondering how much of this is for show. He wants to give us a reason for the happy dance... and it's not working.

Sort of stupid to expect that when you consider that this isn't a war of necessity... or self defence... rather it is one of choice... after he said he wouldn't...

Pilots shouldn't have been there doing what they did in the first place.

Remember how he made fun of McCain for being a downed pilot? Is he going to berate the pilots for being so stupid as to lose a fighter jet? smh

#8 | Posted by RightisTrite at 2026-04-06 06:44 AM

Clinton abandoned troops in Somalia.

Obama abandoned troops in Libya.

Hillary abandoned Americans in Benghazi.

Biden abandoned 13 soldiers in Afghanistan.

Trump moved mountains to rescue one airman in Iran.

--democrats eat dongs.

#9 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2026-04-06 08:24 AM

And ALL after Trump said we destroyed their anti-air defence?

#4 | Posted by Sycophant at 2026-04-06 12:08 AM | Reply | Flag:

The big systems are destroyed. S-300, Pantsir, SA-11, etc.

There's tens of thousands of MANPADS in 6 or 7 flavors. If you fly low you're going to have a tough day.

#10 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2026-04-06 09:42 AM

So, no true air supremacy,got it.

#11 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2026-04-06 10:41 AM

"Air supremacy is the highest level of aerial control, defined by NATO and the US Department of Defense as the stage where the opposing air force is incapable of effective interference."

The Iranian Airforce is not operational.

#12 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2026-04-06 10:51 AM

All of the big air defense systems are so beat up the B-52 is flying inside Iran.

Up high.

Down low is very, very dangerous. From guys with shoulder launched missiles in their shed to local cops blasting at you with AKs.

#13 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2026-04-06 10:55 AM

The Iranian Airforce is not operational.
#12 | Posted by sitzkrieg

Maybe we can shoot down another Iran Air Airbus just to underscore the point, whaddaya think?

Also what do you think of G. Gordon Liddy's claim that Iran Air Flight 665 was deliberately rigged to squawk transponder codes from one of Iran's F,-14s, and the passengers on the aircraft were all dead bodies of executed political dissidents. LOL. It's a shame Liddy isn't here to see the fruits of his life's efforts to throw the Middle East into chaos, in the name of the New World Order.

#14 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-04-06 11:01 AM

"Down low is very, very dangerous."

Why would we even bother flying low, though.
What possible military objective exists there?

#15 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-04-06 11:04 AM

We shall see if Trump is really prepared to lay claim to the territory staked out in another war by Arthur "Bomber" Harris. Might be well to recall that the third article of the Nuremberg indictment ("War Crimes") included "Wanton Destruction of Cities, Towns, and Villages and Devastation Not Justified by Military Necessity" ( avalon.law.yale.edu).

History can be kinda funny that way.

#16 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-04-06 11:22 AM

"Up high.

Down low.."

Too slow!

(Couldn't resist)

#17 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-04-06 11:23 AM

#18 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-04-06 11:43 AM

Carter lived long enough to see two presidents that were worse than him, Obama and Biden's Auto-Pen. He didn't live long enough to see the successful rescue of Americans in Iran and the decapitation of the Iranian Revolutionary Regime. The reversal of President Malaise's legacy.

#19 | Posted by visitor_ at 2026-04-06 12:19 PM

#19 | POSTED BY VISITOR

"Praise be to Allah"

DJT

#20 | Posted by Zed at 2026-04-06 12:28 PM

Why would we even bother flying low, though.

#15 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-04-06 11:04 AM | Reply

Terrain masking.
Precision targeting supporting a ground force.
Saving high altitude precision weapons for higher priority targets.
Sometimes you have to go under the clouds to see things, even with the worlds best targeting pods.

#21 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2026-04-06 12:30 PM

#19 | Posted by visitor_

Carter lived long enough to see the republican party collude with our enemies in order to win an election.

You don't know which president I'm talking about though because it could be reagan or trump.

#22 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2026-04-06 12:53 PM

You must mean Carter, Obama and Biden's Auto-Pen collusion with Iran? Or Clinton, Obama and Biden's Auto-Pen collusion with China. Because the Russia-gate hoax was a cover up of Hillary's ties to Russia. Hillary gave Putin control over uranium mining.

#23 | Posted by visitor_ at 2026-04-06 01:05 PM

Visitard posts word salads hoping it turns out to be something meaningful.

But it's not.

It's just stupid nonsense.

#24 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-04-06 01:09 PM

Why would we even bother flying low, though.
#15 | Posted by snoofy

Sometimes you have to go under the clouds to see things, even with the worlds best targeting pods.
#21 | Posted by sitzkrieg

Oh so it's to get better quality highlight reel footage of things blowing up, for Trump's entertainment.

#25 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-04-06 01:14 PM

" the Russia-gate hoax..."

Sorry pal, Republicans already admitted there WAS NO HOAX.
www.intelligence.senate.gov

The group led by Marco Rubio (R) admitted Team Trump had over 100 meetings with Russians, despite lying to America and saying they had ZERO connections. The Rubio-led Senate report called it a grave security threat.

But look at you! Lying after your comrades have already admitted the truth! A true "believer"!!!

#26 | Posted by Danforth at 2026-04-06 01:17 PM

For perseptive, how many meetings did Hillary and her people have? Shouldn't an incoming administration have meetings with other governments?

#27 | Posted by visitor_ at 2026-04-06 01:30 PM

Hillary!

Hahahahahahahahahah!!!

What a ------- moron you are.

It's unfortunate people as stupid as you exist.

#28 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-04-06 01:35 PM

Also what do you think of G. Gordon Liddy's claim that Iran Air Flight 665 was deliberately rigged

#25 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-04-06 01:14 PM | Reply | Flag:

He's a nut. That crew would have been in the middle of switching their radio from ATC's departure frequency over to Tehran Control frequency and checking in, wondering who the US ship was talking about.

#29 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2026-04-06 01:36 PM

For perseptive, how many meetings did Hillary and her people have?
#27 | Posted by visitor_

And to put that into perspective:

How many meeting did Reagan and his people have with the Ayatollah, behind the United States Government's back?

Shouldn't an incoming administration have secret meetings with hostile governments holding Americans hostage, while not informing the United States about those meetings?

#30 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-04-06 02:11 PM

That's almost like a traitorous general contacting the Chinese or two previous Secretaries of State contacting almost every other nation. Donations to the Clinton Foundation are down.

#31 | Posted by visitor_ at 2026-04-06 02:18 PM

the Russia-gate hoax was a cover up of Hillary's ties to Russia. Hillary gave Putin control over uranium mining.

#23 | Posted by visitor_

Then surely you can give us an innocent explanation for why trump chose russian asset paul manafort as his campaign manager, out of everyone in the world he could have picked.

I'll wait.

#32 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2026-04-06 02:41 PM

For perseptive, how many meetings did Hillary and her people have? Shouldn't an incoming administration have meetings with other governments?

#27 | Posted by visitor_

Presidential candidates shouldn't be plotting with our enemies to help them win elections. Agree or disagree?

#33 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2026-04-06 02:42 PM

That's almost like a traitorous general contacting the Chinese
#31 | Posted by visitor_

You mean this guy?

On 8 December 2018, Trump announced that he would nominate Milley to serve as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
en.wikipedia.org

I'm not seeing where he was ever charged with treason.

#34 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-04-06 02:43 PM

For perseptive, how many meetings did Hillary and her people have? Shouldn't an incoming administration have meetings with other governments?

#27 | Posted by visitor

Do you have secret knowledge of Hillary's son-in-law trying to set up a secret phone line with the Russian Embassy as Kushner did? Or her campaign manager working for Russian oligarchs, or he own version of a Gen. Michael Flynn mucking it up with Putin in Moscow?

Or taking Putin's side against our own intelligence services as Trump did in Helsinki?

No, you don't because she didn't do any of those things

#35 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2026-04-06 02:46 PM

The group led by Marco Rubio (R) admitted Team Trump had over 100 meetings with Russians, despite lying to America and saying they had ZERO connections.
#26 | Posted by Danforth

For perseptive, how many meetings did Hillary and her people have?
#27 | Posted by visitor_

Great question!

For perspective, how many meetings did Hillary and her people have, despite lying to America and saying they had ZERO connections?

#36 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-04-06 02:55 PM

Yep:

"More than a century after a president said "speak softly and carry a big stick," Trump believes in tweeting loudly and carrying an overused cellphone."

#37 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2026-04-06 04:21 PM

The Media is more angry about Trump saving a US Service Member in Iran than Biden getting 13 US Service Members killed in Afghanistan.

#38 | Posted by MSgt at 2026-04-06 05:43 PM

The Media is more angry about Trump saving a US Service Member in Iran than Biden getting 13 US Service Members killed in Afghanistan.

#38 | Posted by MSgt

You don't care about them. Trump has already gotten more americans killed than that.

#39 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2026-04-06 07:14 PM

Trump has already gotten more americans killed than that.
#39 | Posted by SpeakSoftly

Trump arguably got those 13 US Service Members killed in Afghanistan killed by refusing to allow the DOD to work with the incoming Biden administration after committing the DOD to the withdrawal.

#40 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-04-06 07:17 PM

The Media is more angry about Trump saving a US Service Member in Iran than Biden getting 13 US Service Members killed in Afghanistan.

#38 | Posted by MSgt a

LOL, the withdrawal from Afghanistan was an incredible success given we were fleeing a losing war.

---- thousands of civilians and troops died when we fled Vietnam

Perspective

Truth Hurts

#41 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-04-06 07:20 PM

The Media is more angry about Trump saving a US Service Member in Iran than Biden getting 13 US Service Members killed in Afghanistan.
#38 | Posted by MSgt

It's worse than Benjamin Ghazi!

Meanwhile

These US Troops Were Killed In Combat During Trump's First Year In Office
Most died in Afghanistan, the US's longest-running war, but the first casualty of Trump's term came in Yemen.
The number of US troops who died in war zones rose in 2017, the first year of Donald Trump's presidency, for the first time in six years. As of Dec. 28, at least 33 military personnel had been killed in war zones overseas compared to 26 last year, according to an analysis of casualty statements released by the Pentagon. At least 21 of those died in combat, according to the Pentagon " some in places where the US presence was not widely known.
www.buzzfeednews.com

But of course, you and the rest of the MAGAts/GOPhers don't care about any of those numbers.

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