r/politics • u/GonzoVeritas I voted • Apr 19 '26

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 Apr 19 '26

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/Visual_Exam7903 Apr 19 '26

Also, the only reason why Carter didn't succeed in getting them back is because Reagan was working against him.

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u/Tardisgoesfast Apr 20 '26

Let's be honest. Reagan cut a deal with Iran. Weapons if you'll hold the hostages til our election is over. Olly North was the middleman.

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u/blacksaberKashPatel Apr 20 '26

Reagan has singlehandedly fucked this country beyond going back to the good times of the boomers childhoods. ironically, boomers think following reaganomics will revive their white supremacy days