An F-15 fighter jet was shot down over Iran on April 3, 2026, and Trump was excluded from the Situation Room during the rescue operation for the second missing pilot because aides feared his impatience would undermine the mission. The reporting is sourced to Wall Street Journal officials and corroborated by multiple outlets; one pilot was rescued immediately and the second after 24+ hours of operations. What the post doesn't emphasize: this exclusion reflects broader patterns of Trump administration officials managing the president's involvement in real-time crises — a practice with significant precedent in his first term, suggesting systemic concerns about decision-making under pressure rather than a one-off incident.