Military advisers kept Trump out of the Situation Room during a high-stakes rescue of a downed airman in Iran in early April, fearing his temper would derail the mission—according to a Wall Street Journal investigation published this weekend. The advisers instead briefed him only at key moments while the National Security Council monitored minute-by-minute updates. Trump later posted a vulgar ultimatum to Iran on social media hours after the second airman was successfully extracted, contradicting his aides' concerns about impulsive interference.