Thanks for starting your week with The Western Word. Here are the topics for today’s common-sense commentary: 

• Operation Epic Fury
• Montana Campaign News
• More Threats from POTUS
• One More Thing

OPERATION EPIC FURY:

In a press release, the U.S. Central Command reported that on April 4, U.S. forces successfully completed the rescues of two American service members from Iran after their F-15E fighter jet was shot down on April 2 during a combat mission.

The service members were safely recovered during separate search and rescue missions.

The Associated Press (AP) has the story HERE. 

2026 MONTANA CAMPAIGN NEWS:

It’s campaign sign season… 

Montana First News posted a story contending that a member of “Team Flint” was spotted “fencing in” Dr. Olszewski’s sign on Hwy 93 in Kalispell heading towards Logan Hospital. 

I have personally placed thousands of signs across the state; a few complaints about blocking the view of an opponent’s sign were the least of my “sins.”

Check out the story and the photos HERE. 

MORE THREATS FROM POTUS:

President Donald Trump announced that “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped in one in Iran.” 

Trump’s threats and deadlines are getting old. Nobody believes him. I believe this is the fifth deadline or threat he has given to the Iranian authorities: 

• February 20, 2026: Trump issued a 10-day deadline for Iran to reach a nuclear deal or face a U.S. attack. War broke out shortly after on February 28.
• March 21, 2026: Trump issued a 48-hour ultimatum for Iran to “fully open” the Strait of Hormuz or face the destruction of its power plants.
• March 23, 2026: Following what he called “productive” talks, Trump extended the deadline by five days to March 28.
• March 26, 2026: Trump further extended the deadline by 10 days, setting a new cutoff for April 6 at 8:00 p.m. ET.
• April 5, 2026: In a social media post, Trump appeared to extend the deadline again by 24 hours, setting the final ultimatum for Tuesday, April 7, at 8:00 p.m. ET.

Trump’s decision to spend Easter Sunday spewing vulgarities and threats is a pathetic display of a man in a total tailspin. 

Someone posted that this is “The First F Bomb Easter Message from a President. God Bless.”

You can read his social media post HERE. 

ONE MORE THING:

No living human has ever been farther from Trump than the crew of the Artemis II. Take a moment to envy them. (Source)

## HAVE A GREAT WEEK ##