Donald Trump, 79, reportedly threw such a tantrum during a fraught rescue operation in Iran that his aides banished him from the room as they were briefed.
Senior administration officials told Rupert Murdoch’s Wall Street Journal that the commander-in-chief went into a frenzied state upon learning two airmen were missing when their fighter jet was downed in Iran.
His hours-long tirade became such a hindrance that aides barred him from the room handling the crisis, opting instead to brief him at intervals, officials revealed to the Journal.
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.”
A frantic Trump feared the two missing airmen from the downed F-15E Strike Eagle—both eventually rescued after a high-risk recovery mission—could define his presidency, too.
The panicked president demanded the U.S. military rescue the crewmen immediately, while aides warned that the military needed time to assess terrain they hadn’t had boots on the ground in since the 1970s.
The pilot of the fallen aircraft was recovered later that day. But a two-day race against the Iranians for the second crew member ensued, with U.S. troops eventually emerging victorious.
While he waited, Trump reportedly wailed throughout a nearly empty West Wing over gas prices—which had surged to an average of $4.09—and the U.S.’s European allies, whom he has repeatedly raged at for not joining the surprise war he and Israel launched on Iran on Feb. 28.
Given the timeline, Lulu’s writing prompt could probably have been pulled off as a straight news story that had as much plausibility as any of the rest of this shit that’s been happening.
I was speaking yesterday to the owner of a law firm. Who happens to post here. I'm not gonna out the person.
They were asking about laptop upgrades, so I did my standard "where are you now, where do you need to get to, do you need to upgrade" etc and a little later we did a deep dive on the IT consultancy they were using.
Long story short, law firm getting billed for stupid stuff. So we formulate a plan to get law firm away from said consultancy.
"Hello, Silicon Valley Tech Exec Support! How can I help?"
I'll just do that. We're a fucking community and we help each other.
I'm tossing in more, now, but I'll think about the returning to the damn regular subscription. I didn't just bail, though, that would be completely suck!!!
I'm a really OG reader, from Ana Marie days, btw, so.
Trix, I love you too! And I am grateful for this mommy blog, as it's helped me stay sane ever since that awful day Dipshit conned enough Americans to either vote for him in 2024 or to not vote at all in 2024. It's a very small amount, but I do contribute monthly, because my sanity is worth it.
To Wonkers pissed off with Substack for hosting evil people - don't punish the innocent for the acts of the guilty!
This makes sense; "To resolve the highly complex quagmire he created, Trump needs negotiators steeped in Iran’s history, geography, culture, and technological capacities."
This doesn't; His self-dealing "diplomats", his golfing buddy and son in law, negotiating deals for trmp and themselves, NOT on behalf of this country. Where the fuck is the SOS and his ill fitting clown shoes in all of this? These two chucklefucks need to be hauled in front of congress.
Exactly. Even given the iffy proposition that Kushner and Witkoff can actually negotiate a real estate deal, that does not qualify them to negotiate a peace deal with a hostile foreign nation. That takes actual diplomats who know what the fuck they're doing. I just saw a headline that Donnie Dimwit has sidelined Vance because the last "peace talks" didn't work out. It hasn't occurred to him that the problem isn't just Vance; it's the whole lot of them. Once again, Trump has continued his lifelong habit of learning nothing. Real estate deals and peace deals are not the same thing and require vastly different knowledge and skills. What a fucking clown show these people are.
Ok this is a bit weird. *rummages around in trash can / domicile.* I noticed my subscriber badge has disappeared and normally I don’t care but I thought hmm, maybe my payments cancelled because i haven’t checked them in a while but no, still got one smol payment going out of paypal to “wonkette” and one smol payment directly out of my bank account to “wonkette”. Not sure how that last one is happening if I’m not subscribed through substack. Anyway, more than I will ever give the corpusculent gargoyles at the failing new york times.
Donald Trump, 79, reportedly threw such a tantrum during a fraught rescue operation in Iran that his aides banished him from the room as they were briefed.
Senior administration officials told Rupert Murdoch’s Wall Street Journal that the commander-in-chief went into a frenzied state upon learning two airmen were missing when their fighter jet was downed in Iran.
His hours-long tirade became such a hindrance that aides barred him from the room handling the crisis, opting instead to brief him at intervals, officials revealed to the Journal.
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.”
A frantic Trump feared the two missing airmen from the downed F-15E Strike Eagle—both eventually rescued after a high-risk recovery mission—could define his presidency, too.
The panicked president demanded the U.S. military rescue the crewmen immediately, while aides warned that the military needed time to assess terrain they hadn’t had boots on the ground in since the 1970s.
The pilot of the fallen aircraft was recovered later that day. But a two-day race against the Iranians for the second crew member ensued, with U.S. troops eventually emerging victorious.
While he waited, Trump reportedly wailed throughout a nearly empty West Wing over gas prices—which had surged to an average of $4.09—and the U.S.’s European allies, whom he has repeatedly raged at for not joining the surprise war he and Israel launched on Iran on Feb. 28.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/white-house-leak-reveals-trump-booted-from-briefing-after-hours-long-freakout/
At no point does this President give a shit about the possible loss of life. He needs to go, now.
This reactive reprobate is going to instigate WWIII.
Given the timeline, Lulu’s writing prompt could probably have been pulled off as a straight news story that had as much plausibility as any of the rest of this shit that’s been happening.
I love you too.
Just to add: I don't remember when I started posting here, but it feels like home.
same
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Iran is hitting Trump right in the shitposts -good podcast from Slate about Iran's Lego memes
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"Iran’s Memes Are Winning"–https://slate.com/podcasts/what-next-tbd/2026/04/iran-is-hitting-trump-right-in-the-shitposts
Alternative Bunday offering!!
WEEZER the one with the animals :-)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0C3zgYW_FAM
Joe Rogan never looked better!
https://bsky.app/profile/francis-f-copulate.bsky.social/post/3mjuellxtxk2z
Here's a community thing.
I was speaking yesterday to the owner of a law firm. Who happens to post here. I'm not gonna out the person.
They were asking about laptop upgrades, so I did my standard "where are you now, where do you need to get to, do you need to upgrade" etc and a little later we did a deep dive on the IT consultancy they were using.
Long story short, law firm getting billed for stupid stuff. So we formulate a plan to get law firm away from said consultancy.
"Hello, Silicon Valley Tech Exec Support! How can I help?"
I'll just do that. We're a fucking community and we help each other.
So, sitting under the shady bit of premium seating at Sun n Fun, waiting for the show to start in half an hour.
I will share pics tomorrow.
I'm tossing in more, now, but I'll think about the returning to the damn regular subscription. I didn't just bail, though, that would be completely suck!!!
I'm a really OG reader, from Ana Marie days, btw, so.
Sassafras biscuits.
https://bsky.app/profile/theblurgler.bsky.social/post/3mjuek3jsfk2r
This is the luxuriant, green, shady slope where the black sheep may flock together.
🎶I said beep beep,
I'm a sheep,
I said beep beep I'm a sheep. 🎵
Baa . . .
Have you any wool?
Yes, sir, yes, sir,
Three bags full.
One for my master, one for the knave,
and one for the little boy who lives down the lane.
:-)
Trix, I love you too! And I am grateful for this mommy blog, as it's helped me stay sane ever since that awful day Dipshit conned enough Americans to either vote for him in 2024 or to not vote at all in 2024. It's a very small amount, but I do contribute monthly, because my sanity is worth it.
To Wonkers pissed off with Substack for hosting evil people - don't punish the innocent for the acts of the guilty!
This makes sense; "To resolve the highly complex quagmire he created, Trump needs negotiators steeped in Iran’s history, geography, culture, and technological capacities."
This doesn't; His self-dealing "diplomats", his golfing buddy and son in law, negotiating deals for trmp and themselves, NOT on behalf of this country. Where the fuck is the SOS and his ill fitting clown shoes in all of this? These two chucklefucks need to be hauled in front of congress.
Exactly. Even given the iffy proposition that Kushner and Witkoff can actually negotiate a real estate deal, that does not qualify them to negotiate a peace deal with a hostile foreign nation. That takes actual diplomats who know what the fuck they're doing. I just saw a headline that Donnie Dimwit has sidelined Vance because the last "peace talks" didn't work out. It hasn't occurred to him that the problem isn't just Vance; it's the whole lot of them. Once again, Trump has continued his lifelong habit of learning nothing. Real estate deals and peace deals are not the same thing and require vastly different knowledge and skills. What a fucking clown show these people are.
He's threatening to destroy Iranian civilian infrastructure now.
Great "deal maker." Just peachy.
HULK FUCKING SMASH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He is a homicdal MONSTER who seeks to slaughter babies in their cribs.
I DESPISE this motherfucker with every fiber of my being.
Me, too. I've never had this level of hatred in me before. I just fucking can't.
All I know is that I live in the WRONG Washington.
Sometimes it's worth going to jail.
The threat will change the price of oil on tomorrow's market. He'll then say, "just kidding" and the insider trading will be complete.
Also: JD is *NOT* going to Islamabad to negotiate with Iran. Huh.
Why are they allowing him to do this right out in the fucking open? It's ridiculous. :(
Funny. He did such a good job last time.
Ok this is a bit weird. *rummages around in trash can / domicile.* I noticed my subscriber badge has disappeared and normally I don’t care but I thought hmm, maybe my payments cancelled because i haven’t checked them in a while but no, still got one smol payment going out of paypal to “wonkette” and one smol payment directly out of my bank account to “wonkette”. Not sure how that last one is happening if I’m not subscribed through substack. Anyway, more than I will ever give the corpusculent gargoyles at the failing new york times.
Doh! No, reading that wrong. It’s just the one paypal payment. I guess I’ll rectify that. Too early in the noon.