Military officials excluded Trump from the situation room during a critical Iran rescue operation because they believed his impatience would compromise the mission. The Wall Street Journal reported that when Trump learned of the downed airmen, he screamed at aides for hours before being kept away from real-time operation updates. This reflects a broader pattern documented by the WSJ: Trump's impulsive decision-making and social media posting have created coordination problems for his national security team managing a war that's now exceeded his initial timeline and become deeply unpopular among the public.