US President Donald Trump has confirmed he’s spoken to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after passengers thwarted an attempted hijacking of a commercial jet, bound for Tel Aviv.

President Trump praised a passenger who confronted and disarmed the attacker in the cockpit.

He also hit out at the “whack job” co-pilot, who is believed to have stabbed the pilot and attempted to take control and crash the aircraft.

Donald Trump praises hero passenger who confronted attacker in thwarted plane hijacking 2026

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