Trump Reveals Military Leaders Opposed Rescue Mission for Pilot
April 6, 2026
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as posted by the channelPresident Trump revealed Monday afternoon that some military leaders opposed the weekend rescue of a downed US pilot — fearing hundreds of American troop deaths.
"Not everybody was on board," Trump said at a press briefing, specifying that Gen. Dan Caine and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, who appeared alongside him, "were totally on board."
"There were military people that said, 'You just don't do this, you don't go into the heart of a very powerful military,'" the president said. "There were people within the military that said it's unwise."
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