In posting that a whole civilization would die if no deal was struck, the president sparked a frantic global guessing game.
Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski on Tuesday slammed President Trump for threatening that “a whole civilization will die” in Iran, before he backed off and suspended strikes on the Middle Eastern country for two weeks. “The President’s threat that ‘a whole civilization will die tonight’ cannot be excused away as an attempt to gain leverage in…
Republicans in Congress largely stayed silent, while dozens of Democrats called for President Trump to be removed from office after he threatened "a whole civilization will die tonight."
President Donald Trump’s threat to destroy Iran’s “whole civilization” ahead of his imposed deadline in the ongoing war is galvanizing Democratic opposition and escalating their calls for the US Congress to return before next week.
Congressional Democrats push for the Trump 25th amendment after his Iran threat on Truth Social, but one senator calls the effort unrealistic.
