{"id":2485604,"date":"2025-09-12T00:02:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T04:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-russian-drone-incursion-into-poland-couldve-been-a-mistake\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T00:02:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T04:02:27","slug":"trump-says-russian-drone-incursion-into-poland-couldve-been-a-mistake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-russian-drone-incursion-into-poland-couldve-been-a-mistake\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says Russian drone incursion into Poland &#8216;could&#8217;ve been a mistake&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-says-russian-drone-incursion-into-poland-couldve-been-a-mistake%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2485604&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Teh article discusses comments made by former President Donald Trump regarding a recent Russian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/south-korea-scrambles-fighter-jets-attack-helicopters-to-shoot-down-north-korean-drones\/\" title=\"South Korea Scrambles Fighter Jets, Attack Helicopters To Shoot Down North Korean Drones\">drone incursion<\/a> into Polish airspace during the conflict in Ukraine. Trump suggested the incident &#8220;could&#8217;ve been a mistake,&#8221; though he expressed his displeasure with the situation overall. European leaders, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-and-european-government-leaders-slam-icc-investigation-into-israel\/\" title=\"U.S. and European Government Leaders Slam ICC Investigation into Israel\">foreign ministers<\/a> from Lithuania, Poland, and Ukraine, condemned the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-biden-to-announce-plan-to-pull-all-us-troops-from-afghanistan-by-september-11\/\" title=\"President Biden To Announce Plan To Pull All US Troops From Afghanistan By September 11\">drone strikes<\/a> as a deliberate provocation and escalation of tensions by Russia. Polish officials reported that Russian drones violated their <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >airspace multiple times<\/a>. A senior U.S. Marine Corps official indicated the incursion was likely intentional and described it as either a provocative act or a sign of Russian incompetence. The event marks an escalation in Russia&#8217;s aggressive actions toward NATO countries amid the ongoing war in Ukraine. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump says Russian drone incursion into Poland &lsquo;could&rsquo;ve been a mistake&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2227362\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Donald Trump<\/a> said a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Russian<\/a> drone incursion into Poland that occurred during an attack on Ukraine earlier this week could have been an accident.<\/p>\n<p>European leaders have accused Russia of sending drones into Polish airspace to test the NATO alliance&rsquo;s readiness.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3804671\/trump-greets-yankees-fans-players-911-anniversary\/\">Trump gets ovation from Yankees fans after meeting with players on 9\/11 anniversary<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3804503\/trump-grants-funding-request-wisconsin-floods\/\">Trump grants funding request for Wisconsin floods, citing electoral victories in state<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3804290\/president-trump-attend-charlie-kirk-funeral\/\">President Trump says he will attend Charlie Kirk&#8217;s funeral<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Could&rsquo;ve been a mistake. Could&rsquo;ve been a mistake, but regardless, I&rsquo;m not happy about anything having to do with that whole situation, but hopefully it&rsquo;s gonna come to an end,&rdquo; Trump said Thursday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump on Russian Drones in Poland: Could&rsquo;ve been a mistake <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lrfCQd3eCl\">pic.twitter.com\/lrfCQd3eCl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Acyn (@Acyn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Acyn\/status\/1966248658875396545?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Europe said the strike was intentional. &ldquo;This was a deliberate and coordinated strike constituting an unprecedented provocation and escalation of tension,&rdquo; the foreign ministers of Lithuania, Poland, and Ukraine said in a joint statement Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Polish officials said Russian drones pierced their airspace 19 times from late Tuesday night to Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>A senior&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Marine<\/a>&nbsp;official told lawmakers Thursday he believed&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3800312\/poland-russia-drone-incursion-open-conflict-wwii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Russia&rsquo;s drone incursion into Polish airspace<\/a>&nbsp;earlier this week was most likely intentional.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If it wasn&rsquo;t [intentional], there&rsquo;s some significant incompetence there,&rdquo; Gen. Christopher Mahoney, the current assistant commandant of the Marine Corps and Trump&rsquo;s nominee to be the next vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told the Senate Armed Services Committee.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3802466\/msnbc-analyst-matthew-dowd-fired-charlie-kirk-remarks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MSNBC ANALYST MATTHEW DOWD FIRED AFTER &lsquo;INSENSITIVE&rsquo; CHARLIE KIRK SHOOTING REMARKS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The incursion signaled an escalation in Russia&rsquo;s aggression against the West even as it battles Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If the Russians meant to do it, it was provocative. If they didn&rsquo;t mean to do it, it&rsquo;s an indication of incompetence. At any rate, I think what we&rsquo;re seeing is the Polish armed forces, from their increase in defense spending to their increase in capability, being emblematic of that balance that we need to do,&rdquo; Mahoney added.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump says Russian drone entering Poland &#8216;could&#8217;ve been a mistake<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2485605,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/trump-dc-1.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[11948,11385,11622,4280,3634],"class_list":["post-2485604","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-drone","tag-incursion","tag-poland","tag-russia","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/trump-dc-1.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2485604","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2485604"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2485604\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2485608,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2485604\/revisions\/2485608"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2485605"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2485604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2485604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2485604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}