This Is Trump’s Only Comment as Second U.S. Plane Crashes in Iran War
April 3, 2026
The New Republic
President Trump has made only one comment as reports of yet another U.S. combat plane going down directly contradict his constant comments that Iranian air defense is completely devastated. On Friday afternoon, The New York Times reported that an A-10 Warthog crashed in the Persian Gulf region over the Strait of Hormuz around the same time an F-15 was shot down in Iran.
The report came from two U.S. officials speaking anonymously about the matter, but they did not offer additional details.While the lone pilot of the A-10 is safe, only one of the two pilots from the downed F-15 has been rescued. Trump has remained shockingly silent as these two significant military losses occurred back to back. He’s had no public events Friday and has not acknowledged the jets in any posts. His most recent post after news of the second crashed warplane, around 3:20 p.m. on Friday, read “KEEP THE OIL, ANYONE?” He did not acknowledge the fallen aircraft or missing servicemember. It makes no sense to rant about how the war is already won when Iran clearly still has some level of defense capability available. This story has been updated.
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