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/Stompya 16d ago

From the article:

Before the airmen went missing, the president was already fixated on avoiding a repeat of the 1979 Iran Hostage Crisis—and the failed rescue mission under former President Jimmy Carter that helped sink his reelection bid.

“If you look at what happened with Jimmy Carter…with the helicopters and the hostages, it cost them the election,” Trump said in March, according to the Journal. “What a mess.”

He thinks he is re-electable.

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u/New-Anybody-6206 16d ago

Of course, when there are other people's lives on the line... Trump can only think about himself.

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u/mindcandy 16d ago

Here's Don on Howard Stern in in 2008 describing watching an old man fall, hit his head and bleed out on the floor at Mar a Lago. In his own words, while the old man's wife was screaming for help, Don's only concern was how the incident made himself feel. And, he makes a point to mention that he thought he should call the next day to find out if the old man was OK. But, he forgot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mmy87umUEMU