It is April 6, 2026. This is SmartColitics. I'm Terry Christoph. We're talking today about the

Easter miracle that happened, not just the risen Christ, which is enough to celebrate. On top of that,

we were celebrating and are celebrating the rescue of our two airmen who were shot down over Iran last

week. It's pretty harrowing stuff what one of them went through. And the story of the rescue is pure

American might. And who doesn't love that? So let's dive into it again. I am Terry Christoph.

This is Smartural Politics. We got the best warriors. We got the best warriors.

We got the best warriors. Happy Monday, everybody. I hope you had a wonderful Easter weekend.

And there was no better news to come out of it than the rescue of the two airmen. And President Trump held a press conference today at the

White House. He was joined by CIA director John Radcliffe, Pete Higgseth, Secretary of War,

and General Dan Kane, Raisin Kane, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. To discuss the rescue,

and we learned a lot more about what it took to rescue these two men.

Their call sign, Dude 44. I kind of love that. So we've got Dude 44 Alpha and Do 24 Bravo that we got to talk about.

President Trump kicked things off to talk about what led to both of the rescues.

So we want to share a little bit more about that.

We're here today to celebrate the success of one of the largest, most complex, most

harrowing combat searches ever attempted by the military.

Late Thursday night, an American F-15 fighter jet went down deep inside enemy territory in Iran

while participating in Operation Epic Fury.

Both members of the crew ejected from the aircraft, I ordered the U.S. Armed Forces

to do whatever was necessary to bring our brave warriors back home.

It's a hard decision to make.

But in the United States military, we leave no American behind. We don't do it. Within hours of

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