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Ocelot II

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21. It is, but the departure route for DCA is so close that you'd probably hear them.
Wed Sep 3, 2025, 11:46 AM
Sep 3

Of course it's possible that these were military airplanes, and even that Fatso ordered them. But that would be stupidly obvious even for him, since the disruption was of such short duration as to be pointless.

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Unbelievable underpants Sep 3 #1
Last night, fired on and sank a boat. Will he order a straffing run over the Capitol today? Attilatheblond Sep 3 #2
heard it NJCher Sep 3 #3
I. Just. Hate. Him. NEOH Sep 3 #4
What do you expect from a 5-year old? bif Sep 3 #5
The orders may have come from him, but were not his original thought. More like Miller. Bev54 Sep 3 #6
I dunno, this sounds like him, actually. yardwork Sep 3 #15
Agree. MorbidButterflyTat Sep 3 #36
I vote Steven Cheung, an ultratroll Prairie Gates Sep 3 #24
Could be, isn't it unnerving to know there are so many evil assholes around him that we have Bev54 Sep 3 #26
Indeed! Prairie Gates Sep 3 #27
right, many options of evildoers vapor2 Sep 3 #49
I really think deRien Sep 3 #45
Except it didn't work. choie Sep 3 #7
Yes they did. But a thought--it would have been better for the organiizers to have them facing AWAY from riversedge Sep 3 #22
He is so obvious. Like a child. vanlassie Sep 3 #8
Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. Ocelot II Sep 3 #9
I thought the air above the Capitol is restricted? yardwork Sep 3 #12
It is, but the departure route for DCA is so close that you'd probably hear them. Ocelot II Sep 3 #21
It WAS military johnnyfins Sep 3 #28
rest assured NJCher Sep 3 #39
Yeah, Occam's Razor Jilly_in_VA Sep 3 #41
I believe he announced yesterday that this flyover mwmisses4289 Sep 3 #62
I've read previously that this flyover was indeed planned. LuckyCharms Sep 3 #13
You could be right. But it would be a pretty stupid way to disrupt the conference, Ocelot II Sep 3 #23
I think the attempt was to mock, rather than disrupt. LuckyCharms Sep 3 #25
Well, it certainly didn't work. Ocelot II Sep 3 #30
More to disrupt than mock. mwmisses4289 Sep 3 #64
Sure, but Trump and his merry band of trollish dipshits are, after all, pretty fucking stupid Prairie Gates Sep 3 #29
I might have misjudged the degree of juvenile pettiness to which they would stoop. Mea culpa. Ocelot II Sep 3 #32
Thats a fighter jet in close proximity gay texan Sep 3 #20
In this case a cigar is a deliberately planned flyover EarlG Sep 3 #31
I stand corrected. I should have known better! Ocelot II Sep 3 #34
You're right that it didn't really interrupt the press conference though EarlG Sep 3 #37
how generous of you NJCher Sep 3 #42
His attempts to do everything possible to derail this presser mwmisses4289 Sep 3 #67
Commercial planes are not allowed to fly over or near the Capitol Wiz Imp Sep 3 #63
It was a military flyover "in honor" of the Polish president. nt mcar Sep 3 #66
trump is really worried LetMyPeopleVote Sep 3 #10
I'm pretty sure she flipped them off underpants Sep 3 #11
Yes, those are military jets. yardwork Sep 3 #16
He's meeting with Poland's President who is advocating for a 'strong US military presence' in Poland Donkees Sep 3 #14
I HAVE NOTHING TO HIDE !!! usonian Sep 3 #17
The fact he did this, or even allowed this Johnny2X2X Sep 3 #18
Yes, it's vile. It's vindictive. LuckyCharms Sep 3 #19
The missing man flyover was in honor of the famous Polish pilot who recently died in a crash Donkees Sep 3 #33
If he is meeting with the president of Poland at this time... LuckyCharms Sep 3 #35
Yes, I'm sure *rump cares deeply about the Polish pilot MorbidButterflyTat Sep 3 #47
not to mention NJCher Sep 3 #44
Sec Hegseth would violate any norm, any law for Trump. surfered Sep 3 #38
That is unbelievable! kentuck Sep 3 #40
The missing man flyover was in honor of the famous Polish pilot who recently died in a crash ... Donkees Sep 3 #46
Why do you believe the WH about this? yardwork Sep 3 #51
I watched some of the meeting with the Polish President today, and followed the story of the pilot earlier Donkees Sep 3 #56
I meant about the flyover? yardwork Sep 3 #57
That was going to be my question. C Moon Sep 3 #65
There was an F-35 flyover for Polish President Duda in 2019 as a show of support Donkees Sep 3 #68
Should be condemned widely malaise Sep 3 #43
And here is the response from every Republican in office. ___________________ twodogsbarking Sep 3 #48
Were the planes on the way to Epstein's island? CaptainTruth Sep 3 #50
Distraction mac56 Sep 3 #52
Little Dick T had to wave our Nation's phallic symbols to attempt to distract IbogaProject Sep 3 #53
Rotting pumpkin! Great description of the grifter. I recall when I was a kid, the few Ziggysmom Sep 3 #54
Everything he does and says screams "I'm guilty." Vinca Sep 3 #55
Flyover blizzard49 Sep 3 #58
I know. LuckyCharms Sep 3 #59
exactly NJCher Sep 3 #69
When he finally meets the Guillotine tonekat Sep 3 #60
Guilty... End of Story Botany Sep 3 #61
It was disgusting and disrespectful. StarryNite Sep 3 #70
Need to plan these demos at night, when flights aren't up as much in the air... SWBTATTReg Sep 3 #71
The flyover was a stupid stunt LetMyPeopleVote Friday #72
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