00:00Shot down on a Friday. Good Friday. Hidden in a cave. A crevice. All of Saturday. And rescued on Sunday.
00:12Flown out of Iran as the sun was rising on Easter Sunday. A pilot reborn. All home and accounted for.
00:22A nation rejoicing. God is good.
00:26And to our adversaries watching from Tehran, let this be a clear message. The United States military will go anywhere
00:34at any time to protect our own and complete the mission. We execute with precision. We control the sky. You
00:44see, we flew for seven hours in daylight over Iran to get the first pilot.
00:50And we flew seven hours in the middle of the night to get the second. And Iran did nothing about
00:58it. Ladies and gentlemen, fellow Americans, and especially the brave warriors in our armed forces, over this Easter weekend, the
01:06United States military has once again proved why we possess
01:09the greatest fighting force the world has ever known. In two extraordinary combat search and rescue operations deep inside enemy
01:18territory in Iran, our warriors executed missions of breathtaking skill, courage, and precision.
01:26When our warriors are unleashed. When our warriors are unleashed. When our warriors are unleashed, as this president has allowed
01:31them to be, they are unstoppable.
01:35When American airmen were down behind enemy lines, our forces and our president did not hesitate. Special operators supported by
01:42elite air crews and intelligence professionals move swiftly and decisively into treacherous mountain terrain under the constant threat of Iranian
01:50forces closing in. Ultimately, it was an impotent Iranian threat.
01:56And today, as the CIA director mentioned, Iran's military, and we know this is embarrassed and humiliated, and they should
02:04be.
02:05Now, these are not routine operations. They were high risk, high stakes missions conducted in the heart of enemy territory.
02:12This was not just barely into Iran. This was deep into Iran involving coordinated strikes to suppress threats, deception tactics
02:20to protect our teams and full synchronization across air ground and special operations.
02:25The Iranians are still asking themselves right now, how did the Americans do this?
02:32One downed airman evaded capture for more than a day, scaling rugged ridges while hunted by the enemy. When he
02:40was finally able to activate his emergency transponder, his first message was simple and it was powerful.
02:48He sent a message, God is good. In that moment of isolation and danger, his faith and fighting spirit shone
02:59through. You see, shot down on a Friday, good Friday, hidden in a cave, a crevice, all of Saturday, and
03:09rescued on Sunday.
03:12Flown out of Iran as the sun was rising on Easter Sunday. A pilot reborn, all home and accounted for,
03:22a nation rejoicing. God is good.
03:27Despite incoming fire and unforgiving conditions, our troops brought every American home. No American lives were lost. We leave no
03:36man behind. And that is not luck.
03:39It's the result of unmatched training, superior technology, an unbreakable warrior ethos, and sheer American grit. Our special operators, pilots,
03:50and support crews performed with near perfection under fire. And they were lethal.
03:57Just ask any Iranian soldier who dared attempt to get anywhere near that pilot before or during that mission. Death
04:06from above.
04:09Our troops turned a potential tragedy into a resounding demonstration of American resolve and capability. That's what excellence in uniform
04:16looks like.
04:17To those heroes who planned and executed these rescues, your nation stands in awe. I stand in awe. The chairman
04:23stands in awe. We all stand in awe of your professionalism and bravery.
04:27We serve for you. You embody the very best of America. To the rescued airmen and their families, welcome home.
04:34Your courage and endurance, the quiet declaration of faith amid the storm inspires us all.
04:42God is good. God is good every day. And to our adversaries watching from Tehran, let this be a clear
04:50message.
04:51The United States military will go anywhere at any time to protect our own and complete the mission.
04:59We execute with precision. We control the skies. You see, we flew for seven hours in daylight over Iran to
05:08get the first pilot.
05:09And we flew seven hours in the middle of the night to get the second. And Iran did nothing about
05:17it.
05:19We fight with honor. And under President Trump's leadership, we win. So God bless our troops. God bless President Trump.
05:26And God bless the United States of America.
05:28Make no mistake about it. None of this would have been possible without the courageous leadership and ironclad determination of
05:36President Donald J. Trump.
05:39From the moment our airmen went down, President Trump made it clear we will leave no one behind.
05:46The first mission, the first of two, was an audacious daylight thunder run right up the middle.
05:53It was authorized in less than two hours from that pilot going down when we knew where he was.
06:01And it was authorized in the middle of the night because anybody that's worked for this man knows he's up
06:06in the middle of the night.
06:07Authorized immediately, without hesitation, audaciously.
06:11The second mission, as soon as we knew where that pilot was, and John was certainly helpful in that, also
06:18executed immediately.
06:19You know, I looked up at my screen when the final mission was complete inside our SCIF, our secure facility.
06:25And we have a running VTC, a running coordination cell. And the top of it read 45 minutes and 45
06:33hours and 56 minutes.
06:36For 45 hours and 56 minutes, we held that call open for coordination. From the moment our pilots went down,
06:43our mission was unblinking.
06:46The call never dropped. The meeting never stopped. The planning never ceased.
06:51The president demanded rapid, decisive action. He backed our military with the full weight of his resolve, refusing to let
06:58enemy propaganda or tactical setbacks deter us.
07:01His leadership ensured that every lethal and nonlethal resource was brought to bear, that our forces had the authorities and
07:10the support they needed to succeed.
07:12When the president says he has the backs of our war fighters, he means it. And it means a great
07:18deal.
07:18And it's a big difference on the battlefield.
07:21President Trump understands that peace through strength is not a slogan. It is a doctrine that saves American lives.
07:29His unwavering commitment to rebuilding our military and restoring the warrior spirit has paid dividends in missions just like this
07:37one.
07:38Under his command, America projects power with confidence and brings our people home with victory.
07:45And that continues today, by the way. Per the president's direction, today will be the largest volume of strikes since
07:51day one of this operation.
07:53Tomorrow, even more than today. And then Iran has a choice. Choose wisely. Because this president does not play around.
08:03You can ask Soleimani. You can ask Maduro. You can ask Khomeini.
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