Then, the airman's daring Easter weekend rescue gave the US president the chance to quickly flip the script. "Hundreds of people could have been killed," Mr Trump told reporters, noting that some military officials advised him against the operation. Mr Trump asked the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Dan Caine, who was standing nearby. "I'll keep it a secret, but it was hundreds and hundreds of these people," Mr Trump said. Asked whether he planned to escalate the war or end it, Mr Trump ​was noncommittal.

Source: Irish Examiner April 07, 2026 15:35 UTC