Trump Critics Blame Him for Iran Reportedly Shooting Down Ukrainian Plane

By Daily Caller. Critics of President Donald Trump blamed the president for the Iranian military reportedly shooting down a Ukrainian airplane with 176 people on board.

The Ukrainian flight crashed shortly after taking off from Tehran early Wednesday morning, killing all people on board. American and Canadian authorities said Iran is believed to have hit the plane with an anti-aircraft missile, and footage obtained by The New York Times shows a projectile hitting the plane shortly after takeoff. . .

“No American paid a price for President Donald Trump’s decision to kill Iran’s Qassem Soleimani. But it looks like 176 other people did, including 63 Canadian citizens and many more Iranian nationals en route to Canada,” wrote The Atlantic’s David Frum, who was a vocal supporter of the Iraq war. . .

“Innocent civilians are now dead because they were caught in the middle of an unnecessary and unwanted military tit for tat,” [Pete] Buttigieg wrote on Twitter.

Rodericka Applewhaite, a rapid-response staffer on Buttigieg’s campaign, cited the mayor’s blame-shifting as evidence “that Pete would be the kind of Commander-in-Chief that’s principled enough to avoid tragedies like this,” referring to the downed flight.

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176 People Reportedly Dead From Plane Crash in Iran, Country Refusing to Give Black Box to Boeing

By Daily Caller. A Boeing 737 plane taking off from Iran and heading towards Ukraine crashed near Tehran minutes after taking off, killing everyone on board Wednesday morning.

A total of 167 passengers and nine crew members died as a result of the crash. Iran recovered the plane’s black box and is reportedly refusing to give it over to Boeing, according to Business Insider, who cited the local Mehr news agency.

The Boeing 737’s black box could hold details about why the plane crashed. (Read more from “176 People Reportedly Dead From Plane Crash in Iran, Country Refusing to Give Black Box to Boeing” HERE)

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