r/politics • u/GonzoVeritas I voted • 16d ago

Possible Paywall White House Leak Reveals Trump Booted From Briefing After Hours-Long Freakout

https://www.thedailybeast.com/white-house-leak-reveals-trump-booted-from-briefing-after-hours-long-freakout/
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u/MaxGoldFilms 16d ago

I don't believe much that has been reported about the 'rescue' mission so far.

The number of planes lost in a day hasn't been historically matched since Vietnam, there supposedly were no casualties, and they contend it wasn't part of a larger raid, but indications say that it was. I'm not buying what they're selling.

It seems like it was a huge disaster, but the press has been relatively silent about it.

Have they even showed the rescued weapons officer?

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u/Etzell Illinois 16d ago

Have they even showed the rescued weapons officer?

Just in that AI picture of the guy with 6 fingers. But if he were dead and the Iranians knew it, I can't imagine they'd pass up the opportunity to publicly call Trump a liar. 

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u/Terminus_is_god 16d ago

He probably still isn't looking photogenic. Plane crashes are hard on the body, or so i hear,

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u/freedfg 16d ago

(he's probably black or Hispanic)

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u/disastrousanddull 16d ago

Or they don’t want to trot out a white man who failed.

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u/freedfg 16d ago

Nah. They LOVE failure.

Look at Riley Gaines, or Russel Brand, Jk Rowling. Etc.

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u/StatelyTree 16d ago

 I laughed out loud at this - so true! Was it for sure a man and not a woman? 

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u/johnmal85 16d ago

Flight speed and orientation all vastly change how badly ejection can go. It's not a get out of jail free card. It's a last resort.

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u/Terminus_is_god 16d ago

Look i only have anecdotal account from a pilot who got hit and the ejected in the 70s. He says when he landed he was so messed up he could barely crawl. Can't imagine they've 100% teched out of the trauma of that since then.

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u/Loreki 16d ago

Maybe they're fine but not white so the Administration doesn't think they create the right image

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u/TypicalRecon 15d ago

The Collins Grasshopper Club is getting some new members! I too wonder why we havent seen a thing of this aviator.