About this transcript: This is a full AI-generated transcript of Trump’s MOST CLOWNISH Press Conference Yet! from The Jimmy Dore Show, published April 8, 2026. The transcript contains 2,827 words with timestamps and was generated using Whisper AI.
"It's like finding a needle in a haystack. Wow. What? Is that like secret CIA code? Is that what that is? Needle in a haystack? I've never heard this before. Pray tell. What does that mean? Donald Trump had a press conference today, and it turns out it was all about trying to brag about some great..."
[0:00] It's like finding a needle in a haystack.
[0:02] Wow.
[0:04] What?
[0:06] Is that like secret CIA code?
[0:09] Is that what that is?
[0:10] Needle in a haystack?
[0:11] I've never heard this before.
[0:12] Pray tell.
[0:13] What does that mean?
[0:17] Donald Trump had a press conference today, and it turns out it was all about trying to
[0:22] brag about some great military achievement.
[0:26] And it turns out that's a lie, probably.
[0:29] And also, only Donald Trump could say that we obliterated their Air Force, then get a
[0:40] billion-dollar jet shot down, and then pretend like that's some kind of a victory.
[0:46] It's quite a spin.
[0:49] It's good for him.
[0:50] He's still spinning.
[0:52] So let's go to it.
[0:55] It was pretty clownish.
[0:57] The whole, I mean, honest to God, Donald Trump, when I, if you, I was listening to
[1:05] the press conference at first because I came a little late, so I had it on fast speed, and
[1:10] he sounded, you know, ridiculous, but he didn't sound drunk.
[1:15] But if you listen to it at regular speed, which I, so at some point I caught up and it started
[1:20] to go regular speed, honest, he sounded, he sounded like a drunk guy would sound.
[1:25] Oh, this is the greatest, this is the greatest, we'll just boom, obliterated him.
[1:32] It's, it's, he, it's, okay, so anyway, let's start.
[1:35] Here we go, let's start.
[1:37] The entire country could be taken out in one night, and that night might be tomorrow night.
[1:44] If there's one thing Donald Trump's known for, it's his Disney-like optimism.
[1:49] And a lot of people are also pointing to that, saying that, that he's threatening a nuclear
[1:54] war, because you can't take out the country in one night with conventional weapons.
[2:00] So, he's just wildly, wildly, wildly, even, even I am shocked at Donald Trump's bellicose
[2:11] nature, put it that way.
[2:14] Suri, what is the definition of bellicose?
[2:17] Bellicose.
[2:19] I don't know what it is, let's see.
[2:22] What's the definition of bellicose?
[2:28] Demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight.
[2:30] Okay.
[2:31] Yeah, I was right.
[2:34] I would, I would also put tinsed with cray.
[2:38] His hair looks good, though.
[2:39] I gotta say, his hair is looking good.
[2:41] Let's keep it going.
[2:43] The whole thing, I'm just gonna clip, so if you don't know what the thing, what the press
[2:48] conference was about, the press conference was about them trying to spin one of our pilots
[2:52] getting shot down, and them launching a rescue operation, and probably spending a billion dollars
[3:00] on it, because they left behind 17 aircraft, and they blew them up themselves, and all this
[3:05] stuff, and it's unbelievable, right?
[3:09] So, that's what it was about.
[3:13] But, as I'm going to show you in the next segment, there's a very likely good chance that this
[3:21] was not about saving a pilot, that this was a mission that they failed at.
[3:26] It's very likely that this was a mission to get some kind of the nuclear material that
[3:32] they claimed that Iran has, and that it was a disaster.
[3:38] That's more likely.
[3:39] I'm gonna show you that in the next segment.
[3:41] But this segment, let's just look at the clown show of his press conference, and it turned
[3:47] into an Ask His Fest, also.
[3:50] Pete Hegstaff, the CIA director.
[3:53] Okay, let's listen to this.
[3:55] I'm gonna introduce the head of the CIA, and he is a man who, he's central casting, okay?
[4:02] If we cast a movie, he's gonna play the head of the CIA.
[4:05] He's one of the few.
[4:06] John Ratcliffe.
[4:13] So, they're using the central casting joke.
[4:16] So, I'm expecting a check in the mail.
[4:19] Don't worry about it, though.
[4:24] Okay, here's another.
[4:25] Here's another one.
[4:28] He's actually talking.
[4:30] So, here, let's listen.
[4:31] But to have a contingency, as opposed to having to wait two days, can you imagine right in
[4:35] the middle?
[4:35] This was central.
[4:38] This was right.
[4:39] You would call it central casting if you were doing a movie for location.
[4:43] And probably the...
[4:45] No, you wouldn't call it central casting.
[4:46] You would call that location scouting.
[4:50] So, he's talking about location scouting.
[4:53] He's not talking about casting.
[4:55] So, just to let you know.
[4:57] Okay.
[4:57] But to have a contingency, as opposed to having to wait two days, can you imagine right in
[5:02] the middle?
[5:02] This was central.
[5:04] This was right...
[5:06] You would call it central casting if you were doing a movie for location.
[5:10] And probably the toughest area of Iran, where we'd be sitting there.
[5:14] So, these planes came in.
[5:15] Those pilots came in so fast and so quick.
[5:18] And got...
[5:18] They came in so fast and so quick.
[5:21] They didn't even see the anti-aircraft fire that took them down.
[5:25] Okay.
[5:30] The CIA was very responsible.
[5:32] Oh, here it is.
[5:34] So, watch this.
[5:36] Again, it's just...
[5:38] You can't take any of these guys seriously anymore, just because they're all hyperbole.
[5:43] He keeps giving deadlines, moving them back 48 hours.
[5:47] Another one moved back.
[5:49] But watch this.
[5:51] Watch how he pretends like one of the oldest sayings in the world.
[5:55] He just invented.
[5:57] Or they just invented.
[5:58] Let's listen.
[5:59] The CIA was very responsible for finding this little speck.
[6:02] It's like they used an expression on one of the shows.
[6:05] The general was talking about.
[6:07] It's like finding a needle in a haystack.
[6:09] Wow.
[6:12] What?
[6:13] It just...
[6:14] Is that like secret CIA code?
[6:17] Is that what that is?
[6:17] Needle in a haystack?
[6:18] I've never heard this before.
[6:20] Pray tell.
[6:20] What does that mean?
[6:24] One of the generals said...
[6:25] Let's listen.
[6:25] The CIA was very responsible for finding this little speck.
[6:29] It's like they used an expression on one of the shows.
[6:32] On one of the shows.
[6:34] So he's talking Mark Levin or he's talking Sean Hannity?
[6:39] You know, these shows.
[6:40] One of the shows.
[6:41] They used an expression on one of the shows.
[6:42] Listen to this.
[6:43] You ready?
[6:44] It's like trying to find a needle in a haystack.
[6:46] Boom!
[6:47] You know what?
[6:48] I never thought of it that way.
[6:50] Who came up with that saying?
[6:51] That is brilliant.
[6:53] That is absolutely brilliant.
[6:56] That's their code word.
[6:58] Is that a CIA code word?
[7:00] Hey, what's their code word for attack?
[7:02] 23 skidoo?
[7:08] Shenanigans?
[7:09] This literally made me laugh out loud when I was listening to it when he said this.
[7:13] On one of the shows, they use this term called needle in a haystack.
[7:16] You ever heard it?
[7:17] The CIA was very responsible for finding this little speck.
[7:22] It's like they used an expression on one of the shows.
[7:25] The general was talking about.
[7:26] It's like finding a needle in a haystack, finding this pilot.
[7:31] And the CIA was unbelievable.
[7:34] It's weird that they used it on one of the shows.
[7:37] You know, one of these expressions that our great-grandparents used to use all the time.
[7:44] Nobody would ever think to look there.
[7:46] We'll be right back with more of this story after a brief message from our sponsor.
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[9:30] This is Pete Hegseth.
[9:31] He's such an alpha male, he doesn't even know the meaning or pronunciation of the word
[9:38] impotent.
[9:40] Ready?
[9:40] Here we go.
[9:41] Under the constant threat of Iranian forces closing in, ultimately, it was an impotent.
[9:48] It was impotent.
[9:51] Oh, impotent.
[9:53] He couldn't get an ooper.
[10:00] I mean, up.
[10:02] He was so impotent.
[10:06] He couldn't get a banar.
[10:10] Why couldn't he get a banar?
[10:13] I don't know.
[10:13] He's impotent.
[10:15] Ready?
[10:16] Under the constant threat of Iranian forces closing in, ultimately, it was an impotent Iranian
[10:23] threat.
[10:24] And today, as the CIA director mentioned, Iran's military, and we know this, is embarrassed
[10:29] and humiliated.
[10:31] And they should be.
[10:33] Yes, they are embarrassed and humiliated.
[10:36] That they shot down one of our jets, even though he's claimed that we have decimated their
[10:40] air force, that we own the skies.
[10:42] You mean that kind of thing?
[10:44] By the way, don't think this is what they're saying it is.
[10:47] I'm pretty sure this was not a mission to save that guy.
[10:51] But here we go.
[10:52] Um, so here is the, is this the CIA guy?
[10:58] Um, is this Radcliffe?
[11:02] I'm not even sure.
[11:03] Let's watch.
[11:04] Mr. President, I've had the privilege.
[11:06] Yes, this is.
[11:06] Of seeing you act with political courage in the best interest of the United States up
[11:09] close on a daily basis.
[11:10] And I'm grateful that this successful mission has given the American people a window into
[11:15] that as well.
[11:16] The secretary and chairman will tell you that our service members confidence is boosted
[11:20] by a commander in chief who has their back the same way they have yours.
[11:25] Wow.
[11:25] Well, if any one person you want to have your back, it's somebody who is pals with Jeffrey
[11:29] Epstein.
[11:30] If you know what I'm saying, am I right?
[11:31] Come on.
[11:33] Uh, and be sure to get your completely untested confidence booster before you go into the
[11:37] field.
[11:39] So that is him.
[11:40] Mr. President, I've had the privilege.
[11:42] Privilege.
[11:42] Of seeing you act with political courage in the best interest of the United States up
[11:46] close on a daily basis.
[11:46] You know, the courage to send other people to fight a war when you were Mr. Deferment
[11:51] King, when it was your term to serve, you know, that kind of courage, the kind of courage
[11:55] to bomb a country that has no ability to attack us back, that kind of courage, total courage,
[12:04] the courage to start an unwinnable war, that kind of courage.
[12:07] Daily basis.
[12:08] And I'm grateful that this successful mission has given the American people a window into
[12:12] that as well.
[12:14] The secretary and chairman will tell you that our service members, the confidence is boosted
[12:18] by a commander in chief who has their back the same way they have yours.
[12:22] And I know that the confidence of CIA's officers is boosted by the knowledge that their work
[12:27] is informing a president who's not afraid to make the hardest decisions when the stakes
[12:33] are highest.
[12:34] And that the American people, your confidence should be boosted by knowing that the security
[12:39] of the nation is in the hands of a president who's willing to take on problems that have
[12:44] confounded both sides of the political aisle for nearly half a century.
[12:47] It is an honor to serve under a leader who just proved that-
[12:52] You know, the problem that's confounded political leaders for half a century, you know, the problem
[12:57] of Iran not attacking us?
[12:59] You mean that a problem?
[13:00] The problem of Iran never starting a war?
[13:02] You mean that kind of problem?
[13:04] Yeah, that is a problem.
[13:06] Yeah.
[13:07] You know how we overthrew their government and installed an oppressive dictator who tortured
[13:11] his own people?
[13:12] Well, yeah, that kind of problem.
[13:15] Yeah.
[13:16] You can believe him when he says, no matter what, we will leave no one behind.
[13:21] We will come for you.
[13:23] Thank you.
[13:24] Okay.
[13:25] I remember when he was running for president the first time, he said he didn't even like
[13:29] soldiers who got captured.
[13:30] Remember that?
[13:31] Oh, yeah.
[13:32] Yeah.
[13:32] But they're losers.
[13:34] Here, back to Petey, good old Petey, Mr. Impotent.
[13:38] Here we go.
[13:40] But make no mistake about it.
[13:41] None of this would have been possible without the courageous leadership and ironclad determination
[13:46] of President Donald J.
[13:49] So it just turned into like this ass-kissing fest, right, with Radcliffe and him.
[13:54] So Radcliffe, he started it, and then Pete Hegseth, he continued it.
[13:58] It just turned into one big ass-kiss fest.
[14:01] But make no mistake about it.
[14:03] None of this would have been possible without the courageous leadership and ironclad determination
[14:08] of President Donald J. Trump.
[14:10] From the moment our airmen went down, President Trump made it clear we will leave no one behind.
[14:16] The first mission, the first of two, was an audacious daylight thunder run right up the
[14:22] middle.
[14:22] It was authorized in less than two hours from that pilot going down when we knew where he
[14:27] was.
[14:28] And it was authorized in the middle of the night because anybody that's worked for this man
[14:31] knows he's up in the middle of the night.
[14:33] Authorized immediately, without hesitation, audaciously.
[14:36] The president demanded rapid, decisive action.
[14:39] He backed our military with the full weight of his resolve, refusing to let enemy propaganda
[14:42] or tactical setbacks deter us.
[14:44] His leadership ensured that every lethal and non-lethal resource was brought to bear, that
[14:49] our forces had the authorities and the support they needed to succeed.
[14:53] When the president says he has the backs of our warfighters, he means it.
[14:56] And it means a great deal.
[14:58] And it's a big difference on the battlefield.
[15:00] President Trump understands that peace through strength is not a slogan.
[15:04] It is a doctrine that saves American lives.
[15:06] His unwavering commitment to rebuilding our military and restoring the warrior spirit has
[15:10] paid dividends in missions just like this one.
[15:14] Under his command, America projects power with confidence and brings our people home
[15:18] with victory.
[15:19] And that continues today, by the way.
[15:21] Per the president's direction, today will be the largest volume of strikes since day
[15:24] one of this operation.
[15:25] Tomorrow, even more than today.
[15:28] And then Iran has a choice.
[15:30] Choose wisely.
[15:30] Because this president does not play around.
[15:33] So they're seriously trying to convince us that the same effort is going to be given
[15:43] to foot soldiers as the highly trained national media figure fighter pilot.
[15:47] I mean, our military leaders hold those guys, the foot soldiers, in the same high regard
[15:52] that the Ukrainian military leaders hold theirs.
[15:55] That's what I'm thinking.
[15:57] And they're going to hope that we forget all this because of the multi-million dollar
[16:00] plane just got shot down moments into the conf.
[16:03] This is, okay, so here's Trump on negotiations with Iran.
[16:09] What messaging on the war has moved from, the war is coming to an end, to we're going
[16:14] to be bombing Iran to the Stone Ages.
[16:16] And we've heard a range of those kind of messages.
[16:19] So are you, so which is it?
[16:21] Are you winding this down?
[16:22] Are you escalating?
[16:23] I can't tell you.
[16:23] I don't know.
[16:24] I can't tell you.
[16:25] It depends what they do.
[16:26] This is a critical period.
[16:28] They have a period of, well, till tomorrow at eight o'clock.
[16:32] Okay, so I was going to say this is a master class in making all your failures look like
[16:38] a secret plan because that's what this is.
[16:40] But that would require a master doing it.
[16:43] This is a sophomore class in covering your ass.
[16:47] Like Pee Wee Herman saying he meant to crash his bike in front of the neighborhood kids.
[16:52] That's kind of what this is.
[16:56] So that's what I said.
[16:57] Pretending getting a fighter jet shot down by a military that Trump said was completely
[17:03] decimated as a victory is pure clown show.
[17:06] Iran is humiliated.
[17:08] Everything they say is a projection and a confession.
[17:11] So now I want to quickly, and if, and God, gosh darn it, I've got lots of funny jokes about
[17:17] this.
[17:18] Come see me this Sunday in Salt Lake City, Las Vegas.
[17:21] After that, Burbank, California, May 7th.
[17:24] That's a Thursday special show, lots of surprises, and then Tulsa, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Spokane,
[17:29] Tacoma, and go to jimmydore.com for a link for those tickets.
[17:34] Come see me in Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, Nevada, May 7th.
[17:37] It's a Thursday special show in Burbank, California.
[17:40] Tickets going fast.
[17:41] And then we're going to be in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Spokane, and Tacoma.
[17:46] Go to jimmydore.com for a link for tickets.
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