Iran Shoots Down US Planes, Moulton Blasts Trump

0:00It's April 4th. This is U.S. News today, AI-powered stories from across the country. Rep Seth Maltin, a Democrat from Massachusetts on the House Armed Services Committee, dropped a bombshell Friday saying, Iran is straight up winning. This war, Iranian air defenses took down two U.S. military planes over their airspace, an F-15E fighter jet and an A-10 War Hawk attack plane. One crew member from the F-15 ejected and is still missing, while the others got rescued. This hits hard right after President Trump bragged that the U.S. wiped out Iran's anti-aircraft systems in Operation Epic Fury. He claimed their radar was 100% gone and they had no defenses left. But Maltin pointed out, these shoot downs prove Iran still packs a serious punch, giving them real leverage now. Folks are fired up over this, especially Maltin who blasted a now-deleted betting pool on polymarket about when the missing pilot would turn up. He called it disgusting on X, saying that pilot could be your neighbor or family.

1:02He's been vocal, accusing the administration of starting a war with no in-game and even comparing moves to Putin's playbook in Ukraine. The Trump team says their mission is to gut Iran's air and naval power, smash missile sites and kill off the nuclear program, all while pushing for. Peace talks. Maltin fired back harder, claiming threats to civilian spots amount to war crimes. Surgeon rescue teams are still out there hunting for that missing service member, as tensions keep climbing in this messy conflict.