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Donald Trump: “He took the stick, lifted it up and leveled out the plane before it crashed.”

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Published October 1, 2026

He ripped this guy out of the seat, threw him back. The crowd got him, the passengers got him, grabbed him. And having never flown apart a plane, He took the stick, lifted it up and leveled out the plane before it crashed. Now this is the story that I heard. I don't know if it's true, but that's the story that I got from Bibi and from a couple of probably early. (02:01–02:08)

STATEMENT

Asserts that the plumber managed to stabilize the plane before it crashed.

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“The plane was going sharply down at an unbelievable angle. So sharp that the rudder ripped off the back of the plane.”
Asserts that the plane descended at such a sharp angle that it caused structural damage.01:33-01:39
“The co-pilot was perhaps a terrorist or perhaps a whack job and he stabbed the pilot.”
Asserts that the co-pilot may have been a terrorist or mentally unstable and attacked the pilot.00:26-00:44
“I did speak to Bibi Netanyahu at length about this event.”
Asserts that Donald Trump spoke to Bibi Netanyahu about the fly Dubai incident.00:26-00:32
“A plumber, an Israeli plumber, never flew a plane, was rarely in planes, very rarely flew.”
Asserts that an Israeli plumber with little flying experience intervened in the incident.01:06-01:14
“He said he watches that show, Air Disasters.”
Asserts that the plumber learned about flying from watching the show 'Air Disasters.'02:54-02:58