Trump has apparently ended his silence to announce the rescue of the second crew member in Iran.

[Ms. Toad]

I don't have a link to Truth social - but it was posted at 12:08, and reported on Agenda Free TV.

Here is the text of the post:

Commentary Donald J. Trump Posts From Truth Social
@TrumpDailyPosts

Commentary account
Donald J. Trump Truth Social 04:05.26 12:08 AM EST

FROM PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP

WE GOT HIM! My fellow Americans, over the past several hours, the United States Military pulled off one of the most daring Search and Rescue Operations in U.S. History, for one of our incredible Crew Member Officers, who also happens to be a highly respected Colonel, and who I am thrilled to let you know is now SAFE and SOUND! This brave Warrior was behind enemy lines in the treacherous mountains of Iran, being hunted down by our enemies, who were getting closer and closer by the hour, but was never truly alone because his Commander in Chief, Secretary of War, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and fellow Warfighters were monitoring his location 24 hours a day, and diligently planning for his rescue. At my direction, the U.S. Military sent dozens of aircraft, armed with the most lethal weapons in the World, to retrieve him. He sustained injuries, but he will be just fine. This miraculous Search and Rescue Operation comes in addition to a successful rescue of another brave Pilot, yesterday, which we did not confirm, because we did not want to jeopardize our second rescue operation. This is the first time in military memory that two U.S. Pilots have been rescued, separately, deep in Enemy Territory. WE WILL NEVER LEAVE AN AMERICAN WARFIGHTER BEHIND! The fact that we were able to pull off both of these operations, without a SINGLE American killed, or even wounded, just proves once again, that we have achieved overwhelming Air Dominance and Superiority over the Iranian skies. This is a moment that ALL Americans, Republican, Democrat, and everyone else, should be proud of and united around. We truly have the best, most professional, and lethal Military in the History of the World. GOD BLESS AMERICA, GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS, AND HAPPY EASTER TO ALL!

[calimary]

1. MSNOW's Richard Lui broke in with the breaking news

just after the 9pm hour, West Coast time. I’m posting this at 9:29pm Pacific time.

“Missing U.S. airman is now ‘safe and sound’.”

[ecstatic]

10. Actually now that I think about it

Do we have any proof that these airmen have been rescued? I haven't seen any names mentioned. Are we going to see an Iranian video showing the opposite?

[yellow dahlia]

2. I just saw most of the text of the antisocial untruth (on fauxnews) - he didn't write that.

Not enough random caps. Caps seem to be used in more deliberate manner. Not his words. Full sentences.

And now Richard Liu is reading the full text on MSNOW. It is written too cogently for it to be the grifter. And not his word usage.

[ananda]

3. My thought exactly.

No way Trump wrote that.

[FullySupportDems]

5. Yeah, since when does he use the word "diligently"?

And the spelling, since when is his correct? I could easily believe he didn't write that. Hmm how about that.

[imaginary girl]

13. Yep, I agree

Definitely not his philosophical or writing style. More like someone trying to mimic him.

[oldsoldierfadingfast]

4. My Grandma told me...

"Don't believe everything you hear or read; and only half of what you see."
At 12:08 on the east coast, sick or well, Trump would be sleeping.

[Ms. Toad]

6. Really?

He regularly posts between 12 and 3, east coast time.

[liberalla]

9. Yes, those middle of the night rants were a regular thing...

I hope they end soon.
IYKWIM

[Ilikepurple]

7. Apparently, but I'm not sure a post to his Truth Social account is properly silence ending.

The equivocation between his social media posts, prerecorded addresses, possible AI edited press releases, and live speeches help provide an air of deeper and more consistently coherent and vaguely presidential thinking by the president. I often see a Trump quote and then a Trump approved stock photo that subtly implies it was a live quote rather than a written statement. Often, I go looking for a press briefing and find the world’s news organizations are just reporting each other reporting one truth social post. Trump may be just too complex for me to understand his code switching, but if I graded his posts as I would essays, I’d think they were written by multiple people. I guess it’s not much different than giving credit to Newsom for the clever retorts issued from his X account.

[ecstatic]

8. He didn't write that. One of his stooges wrote it

Likely with assistance from AI to make it sound trumpish. 🙄

Second, I am thrilled that the soldier was retrieved, but he shouldn't have been there in the first fucking place. All of this is tRump's fault.

[hamsterjill]

20. I'm not sure that I believe the part about the rescue

I don’t believe anything this asshole says. So, I’ll wait.

I hope it’s true. I don’t want an American pilot left behind in a war zone. But who is the pilot, etc.

[TBF]

11. I've got a bridge to sell in the middle of Texas

to anyone who thinks Trump actually wrote that. Hegseth may have written it when sober.

[fujiyamasan]

12. Hogshit can be sober?

I thought he was perpetually drunk. I guess even an alcoholic has moments between drinks. After all, we haven’t seen him strapped to an IV like Barney in that episode of the Simpson’s.

[Mike Niendorff]

14. Two things jump out at me:

First, Trump probably didn't write a word of that. One of his online ghostwriters almost certainly did. Whoever has posting privileges to that particular account (and I'm sure there are several).

Second, Trump clearly hasn't been posting *anything else* today either. That may be because he's incapacitated (which I don't actually believe). But, more likely, I suspect it's because nobody was going to let him anywhere near a "send" button while a critical rescue operation was ongoing. There's just no way in hell he could have been trusted to maintain operational security, and his lack of filter and lack of impulse control would almost certainly jeopardize that ongoing operation. And that, I think, is by far the most likely explanation here.

Or, third option: maybe the universe just decided to randomly shut him up for the duration of the rescue mission, and spare all our ears of his blather. But, yeah, it's probably not that one.


MDN

[HesNotHere]

15. Should we be proud that a malevolent narcissist has control of...

..."the best, most professional, and lethal Military in the History of the World" to use for his hegemonic rage and war crimes?

[Ms. Toad]

19. Absolutely nothing I said suggested pride.

He was MIA for the day, then posted on Truth Social. Just passing information on.

[Buckeyeblue]

16. That post sounds like something out of Orwell's 1984

[thought crime]

21. A post on "Truth Social" ? Well, yeah...

After all, what we're seeing in Iran is "Peace Through Strength" in action, which is War.

[Vinca]

17. Who wrote it? It sure as hell wasn't Trump.

He would never say "my fellow Americans." He'd say, "my fellow PATRIOTS and the Democrat scum." Same with "Happy Easter to all."

[usedtobedemgurl]

18. How do we know it is him?