Top-ranking Senate Democrats condemned President Trump on Tuesday for threatening to wipe out a "whole civilization" in Iran, calling it a betrayal of American values and a threat to commit war crimes.
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 Trump threatened the kind of destruction that would be deemed a war crime under international law.
The leader of the Catholic Church has denounced Donald Trump’s warmongering rhetoric.Pope Leo XIV described the U.S. president’s recent threats to obliterate Iranian civilization as “truly unacceptable.”“Today as we all know there was this threat against all the people of Iran. This is truly unacceptable,” Leo said Tuesday. “Here there are certainly…
Dozens of congressional Democrats raised alarm Tuesday over President Trump's rhetoric about Iran. Most Republican lawmakers have been silent.
A wave of Democrats on Tuesday called to remove President Trump from office over his threats against Iran ahead of an 8 p.m. Tuesday deadline for Tehran to cut a deal and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. “Donald Trump is openly threatening war crimes against the entirety of Iranian civilization. 25th Amendment proceedings must begin…
A Republican lawmaker has spoken out against President Donald Trump's threats to wipe out Iranian civilization."The United States of America must always be prepared to use overwhelming military force when necessary to defend our national security interests and protect Americans at home and abroad," Rep. Nate Moran (R-TX) posted to X on Tuesday. "And, a…
