Trump: "Iran had a plane w/38 people in their sights, didn't shoot it down... we appreciate that"

[Miles Archer]

Aaron Rupar
@atrupar

Trump bizarrely commends Iran for not shooting down plane w/38 people on it, as though it's a major concession: "There was a plane with 38 people yesterday, did you see that?... they had it in their sights and they didn't shoot it down... we appreciate that they didn't do that."

Link to tweet

[MoonRiver]

1. Crazy demented idiot!

[kimbutgar]

2. Is it me or is he being more unhinged as each day passes

This is crazy in the head stuff.

[DFW]

3. Trump will probably commend Russia for not shooting down any more Korean 747s since 1983, too.

Now we're talking taking a REAL humanitarian turn!

[dalton99a]

4. We are ruled by a crazy asshole.

[shanny]

5. Preparing to buddy up to his new friend the Ayatollah now?

...who he won over with his incredible smarts, judgment, generosity and mad deal-making skillz? Thereby earning himself a Peace Prize (again) and accolades from all sides?*



*except Bolton and fellow travellers

[Zambero]

18. Expecting love letters to be exchanged any day now

[shanny]

19. Next thing we know he'll be announcing

a ground-breaking anti-proliferation agreement--something no one has tried or even conceived of!--thus saving the day!

[Totally Tunsie]

21. It'll be an agreement like no one has ever seen before!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

6. "North Korea has ICBMs that can hit Hawaii. Did you see that?

They have Hawaii in their sights and they haven't nuked it. We appreciate that they didn't do that."

[sprinkleeninow]

14. Hello?? Am I still on Planet Earth??

😧

[Zambero]

17. Kim sends Valentines

What could possibly go wrong?

[lunatica]

7. Is there a story behind this?

Or is he just making it up as he goes?

[Leghorn21]

11. I'll go with the latter, luna - today and every day

[lunatica]

15. Only fools believe what he says without documented proof!

[EX500rider]

16. Yes, the Iranians said this:

Amir Ali Hajizadeh, a high-ranking officer in the IRGC, said another military aircraft, carrying 35 passengers, had been flying close to the drone. "We could have shot down that one too, but we did not," he said.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48732672

[Wellstone ruled]

20. The boy do project does he not.

Well,he will get his quarterly Review this coming week from his handler Vladimir.

[spanone]

8. I'm thinkin'.....TrumpTehran

[unblock]

9. imagine the right-wing outrage if a democrat said anything remotely like this.

[Corgigal]

10. Does anyone do national security

for this country anymore?

Just curious,
A tax paying citizen

[malaise]

12. Unlike the US who killed nearly 300 Iranians

when they blew up a passenger plane or of course the victims of that bombed Cubana aircraft.

Funny how US politicians and media never mention these atrocities

[kentuck]

13. Uh-huh...