Airline pilots were caught making animal noises over a live aviation radio frequency at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, prompting a stunned air traffic controller to shut it down in real time.

According to a now-viral air traffic control (ATC) audio clip circulating online, the incident lasted roughly 15–20 seconds and captured pilots communicating using “meow” sounds and even dog barks instead of standard aviation language.

That’s when an air traffic controller finally stepped in and shut it down.

Here’s how the exchange unfolded:

One pilot can be heard saying, “meow meow.”

Moments later, another voice, believed to be the air traffic controller, responds:
“You guys need to be professional pilots.”

Instead of stopping, the “cat” voice continues:
“meow meow meow meow.”

Then another pilot chimes in with:
“Woof woof woof.”

Then the air traffic controller adds a jab, quite personal:
“This is why you still fly an RJ [regional jet].”

Another “meow meow” follows before the frustrated controller closes it out:
“It was funny the first five minutes, thank you very much.”

WATCH:

The reaction online has been sharply divided: some argue this kind of behavior is completely inappropriate for live aviation communications, while others say pilots operate under constant pressure and can be afforded a brief moment of levity.

The bizarre exchange reportedly took place over a monitored aviation frequency, where pilots are expected to maintain strict communication discipline, especially in congested airspace like Washington, D.C.

This is the same airport where, just 15 months ago in January 2025, an American Eagle CRJ collided mid-air with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter, killing all 67 people on board in one of the deadliest aviation disasters in recent U.S. history.

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The Senate on Wednesday once again blocked a war powers resolution to restrain President Trump’s military action in Iran.

This is the fourth time that Senate Republicans have blocked an attempt to limit Trump’s Iran war powers.

The resolution, introduced by Democrat Senator Tammy Duckworth, failed in a 47-52 vote.

GOP Senator Rand Paul voted with the Democrats.

Democrat Senator John Fetterman voted with the Republicans.

CBS News reported:

The Senate on Wednesday defeated another war powers resolution aimed at curbing President Trump’s ability to use further military force against Iran, with Democrats vowing to keep trying to rein in the president.

A motion to discharge the measure from committee failed in a 47 to 52 vote, with Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky and Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania crossing the aisle.

It was the fourth time Democrats in the Senate had forced a vote on the issue since the war began on Feb. 28.

The resolution, led by Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois, would have directed President Trump “to remove the United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Iran, unless explicitly authorized by a declaration of war or a specific authorization for use of military force.”

Last month a war powers resolution to restrain President Trump’s action in Iran failed in the Senate in a 47-53 vote.

GOP Senator Rand Paul broke ranks and voted to restrict President Trump.

Democrat Senator John Fetterman voted with the Republicans to block the war powers resolution.

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Despite the incident being deemed an honest mistake, a ban strips a retired Navy officer’s access to various facilities and benefits, prompting him to appeal the decision and raising concerns about the appropriateness of the harsh punishment.

Navy Lieutenant Commander (Ret.) Craig Wortham dedicated over two decades of his life to military service before retiring in 2012. On March 30, 2026, his day began as it would for many retirees, with the anticipation of playing a round of golf.

As he arrived at the Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek (JEBLCFS) gate in his truck that bears his company logo (Happy Tractor, LLC), Wortham was told he would have to use the contractor entrance. At the other gate, he was required to open all doors and the tailgate to his truck. He stood on the sidewalk as guards conducted a quick search of his vehicle, finding a firearm in the side panel of the driver’s door.

Speaking to The Gateway Pundit, Wortham said, “It wasn’t hard to see. I just forgot to remove it.”

He presented his driver’s license, his retirement identification card, and even suggested sharing his Concealed Carry Permit. Even though he has the Virginia permit, he acknowledged that forgetting there was a gun in the vehicle was an error. And after expressing regret for the oversight, he felt that everyone present understood it was “an honest mistake.”

“No one was angry or upset about it. The only emotion was probably mine, embarrassed to get patted down in front of my son,” Wortham shared.

As he contemplated what to do next, an agent from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) approached, introduced himself, and verified that Wortham was a retired Navy officer. He then inquired about Wortham’s knowledge of firearms regulations on military bases. Wortham, however, declined to answer further questions, expressing a desire not to “incriminate” himself.

The NCIS agent got back in his car and left. Wortham mentioned that his friend’s son was in a car behind him and proposed exiting the checkpoint, leaving the firearm in his vehicle, outside the base, before returning. Everyone consented to this plan, and the lead security guard stopped traffic on both sides to accommodate Wortham’s departure.

After returning to the gate without his firearm, Wortham’s truck was subjected to a quick search, and he was allowed to enter the base. “I still made my tee time,” Wortham shared, saying that “it was wonderful, shooting a low 80 round.”

Twenty-five days later, everything changed. He received an exclusion letter from the Executive Officer for Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek, dated April 2.

On Tuesday, Robert A. Green, Jr., author of Defending the Constitution Behind Enemy Lines, shared the letter on X:

Heavy Handed removal of retiree benefits:

A retired LCDR was just banned from all Navy bases and facilities in the Hampton Roads area for accidentally having a personal weapon in his vehicle at the base gate checkpoint.

The retired naval officer has a Concealed Carry Permit.… https://t.co/3MClgDwdkP pic.twitter.com/26eSDTk8a6

— Rob Green (@RobGreen1010) April 14, 2026

Wortham was “administratively barred from JEBLCFS indefinitely,” and according to the letter, “this ban includes, but is not limited to, all buildings, facilities, barracks, Navy Fleet and Family Service Center, Navy Lodge, the Navy Exchange, Commissary, and the Medical/Dental Clinics.” Furthermore, the letter stated there was also “a reciprocal administrative ban from all Navy Region Mid-Atlantic installations, to include Naval Air Station, Oceana; Naval Starion Norfolk; and Naval Support Activity Hamton Roads.”

Coincidentally, though not applicable to Wortham, the letter was dated the same day War Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum authorizing off-duty service members “to request to carry privately owned firearms while in their nonofficial duty capacity” on military installations.

It wasn’t until April 14 that Wortham got the letter, utterly shocked to learn that he would no longer have access to the commissary, the medical facility, or the golf course. “By restricting my access to military bases, they’ve essentially removed my retirement benefits,” Wortham told The Gateway Pundit.

As Green stated in his viral X post with over 1.2 million views, “The subsequent ban was an unexpected shock and a grave heavy-handed response to an honest mistake.”

Wortham will be appealing the decision.

Most notably, Wortham never entered the base with a firearm in his possession. “This all happened at a checkpoint,” he explained. “I never actually made it on the base, regretting the oversight, thinking everything was okay when it was not.”

The entire ordeal raises a significant question: Did U.S. Navy Commander C.L. Gatewood truly intend to endorse this letter? Or was it purely an administrative oversight? By doing so, stripped away the justly deserved benefits of a Lieutenant Commander who dedicated 23 years of honorable service to the Navy.

This draconian incident certainly warrants rectification. Before the dust settles, many believe that Wortham is owed an apology.

As seen below, J.M. Phelps sought comments from Commander C.L. Gatewood, who signed the letter sent to Wortham and serves as Executive Officer for JEBLCFS; Captain Katie H. Jacobson, the commanding officer of JEBLCFS; and Rear Admiral Stephen D. Barnett, the Commander of Navy Region Mid-Atlantic (CNRMA).

However, no responses were received by the time of publication.

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President Trump and Pope Leo XIV have been trading barbs about the Pontiff weighing in on American politics.

Trump recently blasted the Pope as “weak on crime” and “terrible for foreign policy.”

In addition to slamming U.S. involvement in Iran,  the Pope has repeatedly slammed the Trump administration’s stance against illegal immigration.

Border Czar, a lifelong Catholic, speaking outside the White House, told reporters the Vatican doesn’t know what they are talking about.

“I’m not going to speak for the President, I’m speaking for myself, a lifelong Catholic,” Holman told reporters. “I wish they’d stay out of immigration. They don’t know what they’re talking about.”

“Because if they wore my shoes for 40 years, and talked to a 9-year-old girl that got r*ped multiple times, or stood in the back of a tractor-trailer with 19 dead aliens at my feet, including a 5-year-old boy that baked to death, if they understood the atrocities that happened on the open border, I think their opinion would change!”

“And I welcome discussion with any of them, because they don’t understand illegal immigration is not a victimless crime.”

“Where President Trump had the most secure border in the lifetime of this nation, right now, lives are being saved. He’s saving thousands of lives a year because he has a secure border.”

“Human traffickers are out of business, right?”

“The cartels are going bankrupt because of that secure border.”

“I wish they’d understand that.”

“Because if they did, I think they’d have a different opinion.”

Watch:

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