Pay attention to what Trump actually said.
US President Donald J. Trump delivered a blockbuster speech today at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), building on the escalator and the teleprompter failures to deliver his vision for the world.
After his participation in the UNGA, Trump is having a series of bilateral meetings with world leaders, including the inevitable encounter with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky.
The meeting is surely to revolve around Zelensky trying to get concessions from Trump, be it funding, authorization to buy weapons, or attempts to get the US to react to the endless series of incidents of the last days.
During the section of the meeting where they answered questions from the press, the US president was asked if NATO countries should ‘shoot down’ Russian planes that invaded their airspace.
REPORTER: “Do you think that NATO countries should shoot down Russian aircraft if they enter their airspace?”
TRUMP: “Yes, I do.” pic.twitter.com/QR2iQ6w7fW
— Fox News (@FoxNews) September 23, 2025
Let’s recapitulate the incidents: Commissioner von der Leyen’s plane had the GPS disabled – Bulgaria later walked back the claim.
In Poland, unarmed Gerbera decoy drones reassembled by Kiev regime flew above their territory – the majority of the population in polls think it was a Ukrainian false flag.
Russian planes ‘violated’ Estonian airspace – no evidence presented, Moscow insists the planes flew over the international waters in Baltic Sea.
Oslo and Copenhagen airports yesterday stopped by ‘massive drone’ (or drones) – once again, a lot of finger-pointing, no evidence.
I’m not suggesting that Russia is above provocations – but one after the other, these hoaxes and false flags offer no evidence, just repeated and escalating claims designed to try to lure NATO into the war.
But what was asked from Trump was a hypothetical question, and he answered that in case of invasion by Russian planes on NATO airspace, they should be shot down.
That does not equate to Trump giving credence to the hoaxes and false flags, as you can read on European Warmongers Angry That Trump Did Not Buy Into the ‘Drone Attack in Poland’ – But Polls Show That Polish Population Believes it was Ukrainian False Flag!
UPDATE 1:
Would the US help shoot down Russian planes?
‘It depends on the circumstances,’ Trump says, before boasting about squeezing money out of his allies https://t.co/0DQlCGhMot pic.twitter.com/VsfMIo7Sxh
— RT (@RT_com) September 23, 2025
UPDATE 2: Here is State Secretary Marco Rubio making this fine distinction.
Bloomberg reported:
“US Secretary of State Marco Rubio pushed back on Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s assertion that his country was prepared to shoot down foreign aircraft that enter its territory after a series of Russian incursions into NATO airspace.
’I don’t think anyone said about shooting down Russian jets unless they’re attacking’, Rubio said Tuesday in comments to CBS News, striking a discordant note just one day after Tusk delivered a stark warning to the Kremlin. ‘I think what you have seen is NATO responding to those intrusions the way we respond to them all the time, and that is when they enter your airspace, or your defense zone, you go up and you intercept them’.”
Read more:
WATCH: Footage Shows Massive Drone That Disrupted Operations in Copenhagen and Oslo Airports
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