MacGregor Responds to U.S. Guided Missile Destroyer Shooting Down U.S. F/A-18 Over Red Sea

The Houthis have been defending the innocent civilians in Gaza who have been suffering under a U.S.-backed genocide

Retired U.S. Army Col. Douglas MacGregor called the apparent “friendly fire” incident over the Red Sea involving a U.S. guided-missile destroyer knocking out a U.S. F/A-18 fighter early Sunday morning an appropriate crescendo for the Joe Biden presidency.

“Yes, we shot down our own plane,” MacGregor posted. “If this doesn't put a cap on the worst Presidency of modern history, I'm not sure what does.”

Both U.S. Navy pilots were able to eject before being struck, reports said.

USNI reported that the two pilots were safe. The fighter jet launched from the USS Harry S. Truman and the USS Gettysburg fired upon it. A Navy official told the outlet that an investigation is underway but “this incident was not the result of hostile fire.”

U.S. Central Command posted on X earlier Saturday that U.S. “forces conducted precision airstrikes against a missile storage facility and a command-and-control facility operated by Iran-backed Houthis within Houthi-controlled territory in Sana'a.”

“During the operation, CENTCOM forces also shot down multiple Houthi one way attack uncrewed aerial vehicles (OWA UAV) and an anti-ship cruise missile (ASCM) over the Red Sea,” the statement read.

Few details were immediately available, leading to some speculation on social media that the fighter jet was shot down by the Houthis, or was mistaken as a drone.

The Yemeni Houthis have been defending the innocent civilians in Gaza who have been suffering under a U.S.-backed genocide. The Houthis have said from the onset that they will not stop until Israel ends the genocide in Gaza and—no matter how many bombs the U.S. drops from the skies.