Democrats blast Trump for Iran ‘war crimes’ threat; Republicans supportive
Al Jazeera
Several members of US Congress question president’s fitness for office after his expletive-laden Easter Sunday message.
Several Democrats have condemned Donald Trump after the United States president renewed his threat to destroy Iran’s civilian infrastructure in a profanity-laden message.
Democratic legislators questioned the Republican’s mental stability after an Easter Sunday message in which he threatened to bomb Iran’s power plants and bridges, which legal experts said would amount to war crimes.
Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari, who is of Iranian descent, called for invoking the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from the presidency, suggesting he is unfit to serve.
“The President of the United States is a deranged lunatic, and a national security threat to our country and the rest of the world,” Ansari wrote in a social media post.
For more than two weeks, Trump has been threatening to “obliterate” Iran’s civilian infrastructure if Tehran does not open the Strait of Hormuz.
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