‘Unhinged madman’: US politicians react to Trump’s expletive-laden threat to Iran | US politics
Some US politicians were alarmed and questioned the US president’s mental state after Donald Trump called on Iran to “open the damn strait” in a profane, expletive-filled threat against Iran. [of Hormuz]you crazy bastards,” while threatening to further attack the country’s energy and transportation infrastructure.
The US president wrote on the Truth Social platform: “On Tuesday, Power Plant Day and Bridge Day will be held together in Iran. Nothing like this will happen!!! Open the damn Throat, you crazy bastards, or you’ll live in Hell – JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah. President DONALD J. TRUMP.”
This comes as the Trump administration is rapidly approaching another self-imposed deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz – this time on Tuesday evening. The strait, one of the world’s most critical shipping lanes for oil and gas, has been effectively closed since the United States and Israel launched a war on Iran in late February, causing oil prices worldwide to skyrocket to record levels.
Trump has threatened Tehran for various periods of time in an attempt to reopen the important maritime corridor, directing his frustration at European and NATO allies who reject the legality of the US-Israeli war on Iran and refuse to intervene in the Strait of Hormuz crisis; This led Trump to threaten the United States with withdrawing from NATO.
Mehdi Tabatabaei, the Iranian presidential deputy for communications, said on Sunday that Iran would open the strait only after receiving compensation for war damages paid through a “new legal regime” based on transit fees.
He added that Trump had threatened to attack Iran’s civilian infrastructure over the closure of the strait, resorting to obscenities and nonsense “out of sheer desperation and anger.”
Marjorie Taylor Greene, a former staunch ally and Trump critic, said anyone who claims to be a Christian in the Trump administration should “ask God for forgiveness” and intervene in the president’s “madness.”
Inside A long article about XThe former Republican congressman wrote: “I know all of you and him, he is crazy and you are all complicit. I am not defending Iran but let’s be honest about all this.”
He continued: “The Strait is closed because the United States and Israel launched an unprovoked war against Iran based on decades of nuclear lies that Iran could develop nuclear weapons at any time.
“You know who has nuclear weapons? Israel. They are more than capable of defending themselves without the US having to fight their own wars, killing innocent people and children, and paying for it. Trump’s threats to bomb power plants and bridges are hurting the Iranian people, the very people Trump claims to be saving.”
Greene broke with Trump last year after years of loyalty and criticized Trump’s attacks on Iran last June as a backtracking on his campaign promise to “put America first” and avoid costly foreign wars.
“This was NOT what we promised the American people when they voted overwhelmingly in 2024, I know, I was there more than most,” Greene wrote Sunday. “This doesn’t make America great again, this is evil.”
Meanwhile, Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer said that what Trump said sounded like “a crazy person losing his mind.” HE wrote On
“He threatens possible war crimes and alienates his allies. That’s who he is, but that’s not who we are. Our country deserves so much better.”
Independent US senator Bernie Sanders called it “dangerous and mentally unstable”. HE in question About
Senator Chris Murphy also called this completely unreasonable. HE wrote On
Invoking the 25th amendment would declare the president unfit for office and allow the vice president to become president – although that seems likely to happen to look slim.
Ro Khanna, a Democratic representative, also said Trump “failed” U.S. troops under fire in Iran while “cursing and threatening war crimes” even as the president claimed he was destroying Iran’s military capabilities. He told NBC’s Meet the Press: “We must end this war now. We need a ceasefire immediately. Iran, Israel and the United States need to stop the bombing and reach a negotiated agreement.”
Democratic senator Tim Kaine, who serves on the armed services committee, called on Trump to “please dial back the rhetoric.” Also speaking on NBC’s Meet the Press, Kaine said Trump’s language was “shameful and childish” and increased the risk for US soldiers.
In fact, Trump’s threats came after an intense 48-hour rescue operation against two US pilots in Iran. In a post he made early Sunday, Trump said that the rescued co-pilot was “seriously injured” and was a “highly respected Colonel.”
“Iran actually recognizes that its control of the strait is more strategically vital to it than developing nuclear weapons,” Democratic representative and U.S. Marine Corps veteran Jake Auchincloss told Fox News on Sunday.
“Strategically, this war has failed,” he added.
Trump’s Easter Sunday threat follows the US military strike on Iran’s largest bridge last Thursday, which killed at least eight people and injured 95. It turned out that the B1 bridge between Tehran and Karaj was hit twice, and Trump shared a video of what happened afterwards.
The war killed more than 3,500 people across the region; This includes more than 1,200 people killed and displaced by Israeli bombardment and partial occupation, including more than 1,200 in Lebanon. 4 million people throughout Iran and Lebanon.
