Event Brief
Trump calls Flydubai co-pilot a terrorist or whack-job
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 30, 2026 at 11:10 PM ET
Summary: US President Donald Trump said the co-pilot of a Flydubai passenger aircraft was a “terrorist, or perhaps a whack-job.” He made the remarks after alleging the co-pilot attempted to crash the plane with 180 passengers on board, most of them Israeli.
WHO: Donald Trump
WHAT: Trump called Flydubai’s co-pilot a “terrorist, or perhaps a whack-job.”
WHEN: Sep 30, 2026 at 10:49 PM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: Trump made the remarks in response to his allegation that the co-pilot attempted to crash the plane with 180 passengers on board.
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