Trump's reaction to F-15E downing leaked

The Wall Street Journal reports that behind President Donald Trump's confident public posture on the Iran war lies a president gripped by fear, distraction, and a lack of a clear exit strategy. When a U.S. jet was shot down over Iran on Good Friday, Trump screamed at aides for hours and was haunted by images of Jimmy Carter's failed 1979 hostage rescue, with aides keeping him out of the Situation Room during the rescue operation. Trump had told his team before the war that Iran would capitulate before closing the Strait of Hormuz, but has since marveled at how easily it was shut down, telling aides, "A guy with a drone can shut it down." As early as late March, before the plane was shot down, Trump had already ordered his negotiating team to find a way to start talks, revealing a disconnect between public threats and private reality.