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BumRushDaShow

(169,957 posts)
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 01:34 PM 8 hrs ago

'Unhinged madman': US politicians react to Trump's expletive-laden threat to Iran

Source: The Guardian

Sun 5 Apr 2026 13.01 EDT
Last modified on Sun 5 Apr 2026 13.02 EDT


Some US politicians have reacted with alarm and questioned the US president’s mental state after Donald Trump issued an abusive, expletive-laden threat to Iran in which he called on the regime to “open the fuckin’ strait [of Hormuz], you crazy bastards”, as he threatened to further attack the country’s energy and transport infrastructure.

The US president wrote on his Truth Social platform: “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!! Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell - JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah. President DONALD J. TRUMP.”. It comes as the Trump administration hurtles towards another self-imposed deadline – this time, Monday – for Iran to reopen the strait of Hormuz.

One of the world’s most critical shipping lanes for oil and gas, the strait has been effectively shut since the US and Israel launched war on Iran at the end of February, causing oil prices around the world to skyrocket to record highs. Trump has threatened Tehran with several deadlines in a bid to reopen the key maritime corridor, and has fixated his frustration on European and Nato allies who have rejected the legality of the US-Israeli war on Iran and refused to intervene in the strait of Hormuz crisis – prompting Trump to threaten to withdraw the US from Nato.

Marjorie Taylor Greene, a former staunch ally turned Trump critic, said everyone in the Trump administration who claims to be a Christian needs to “beg forgiveness from God” and intervene in the president’s “madness”. In a lengthy post on X, the former Republican congresswoman wrote: “I know all of you and him and he has gone insane, and all of you are complicit. I’m not defending Iran but let’s be honest about all of this.”

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/05/trump-iran-threats-politician-reactions

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'Unhinged madman': US politicians react to Trump's expletive-laden threat to Iran (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 8 hrs ago OP
He Didn't Write That Deep State Witch 8 hrs ago #1
I get the feeling it was a meltdown on Trump's part and whoever wrote it just transcribed Walleye 7 hrs ago #3
Was this Satan channelled diatribe during the executive time out yesterday? BattleRow 7 hrs ago #8
Andy Borowitz said a clue that he might not have written it was "the startlingly correct use of an apostrophe" :-) n/t thesquanderer 5 hrs ago #20
I thought the same Lifeafter70 7 hrs ago #4
who is Steven Cheung? Wicked Blue 7 hrs ago #5
Cheung is his Himmler and Klaus Barbie wrapped into one Sumo Wrestler who managed to wash out of Sac. State. usonian 7 hrs ago #7
He's grotesque -- so ugly. poli-junkie 6 hrs ago #12
referred to as "Odd Job" after the James Bond character DBoon 6 hrs ago #17
Like Stephen Miller, he probably couldn't get a date in high school. SunSeeker 4 hrs ago #23
Mr Cheung was the slob who assaulted our military IbogaProject 6 hrs ago #9
Steven Cheung is, SCantiGOP 6 hrs ago #13
Director of Communications for the WH - TBF 4 hrs ago #27
Cheung is the WH Communications Director, he oversees Trump's social media content. sop 4 hrs ago #30
Why does he look like a henchman in a Bond film? n/t OnlinePoker 4 hrs ago #32
An much uglier Oddjob... sop 3 hrs ago #33
OMG! Bayard 3 hrs ago #34
Does it matter, though? mcar 7 hrs ago #6
I don't think Trump himself has been writing anything we're seeing. ananda 6 hrs ago #15
If Trump isn't writing them MadameButterfly 5 hrs ago #21
I personally think he has dementia and his family TBF 4 hrs ago #29
Steven Miller, with assistance from the Heritage Foundation. nt TBF 4 hrs ago #28
This message was self-deleted by its author thesquanderer 5 hrs ago #19
Who had "MTG will save us" on their bingo card? Bluetus 7 hrs ago #2
Empty G is not our friend. SergeStorms 6 hrs ago #11
I don't buy it. She is totally not sincere FoxNewsSucks 6 hrs ago #14
I would not automatically trust her, but Bluetus 6 hrs ago #16
She actually sounds rational and responsible MadameButterfly 5 hrs ago #22
We have witnessed miracles of psychology over and over Bluetus 4 hrs ago #25
Oh, NOW they see it?! sakabatou 6 hrs ago #10
Don't let the Convicted Felon Off the Hook eringer 5 hrs ago #18
Wow. He sounds absolutely fuhrerious. Beartracks 4 hrs ago #24
:-{) BE AFRAID Goonch 4 hrs ago #26
What "politicians"? all I read was MTG sounding the alarm..gonna take a lot more than just her Deuxcents 4 hrs ago #31
There are a whole pile of articles out there with "reactions" from politicians BumRushDaShow 55 min ago #35

Deep State Witch

(12,720 posts)
1. He Didn't Write That
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 01:38 PM
8 hrs ago

Steven Cheung wrote that. It just sounds different than his usual word salad.

thesquanderer

(13,017 posts)
20. Andy Borowitz said a clue that he might not have written it was "the startlingly correct use of an apostrophe" :-) n/t
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:02 PM
5 hrs ago

usonian

(25,453 posts)
7. Cheung is his Himmler and Klaus Barbie wrapped into one Sumo Wrestler who managed to wash out of Sac. State.
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 02:10 PM
7 hrs ago

Looks do not deceive with him.

SunSeeker

(58,288 posts)
23. Like Stephen Miller, he probably couldn't get a date in high school.
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:56 PM
4 hrs ago

And is still bitter about it.

IbogaProject

(5,931 posts)
9. Mr Cheung was the slob who assaulted our military
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 02:43 PM
6 hrs ago

When they tried to do a photo shoot at the big cemetary and the staff tried to stop them. Mr Cheung assaulted one or more woman uniformed service members who were enforcing standard strict rules about conduct in the military cemetary.

SCantiGOP

(14,722 posts)
13. Steven Cheung is,
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 03:07 PM
6 hrs ago

by all appearances, a character in the Lord of the Rings. Looks more like a troll than a human, and acts like a lackey in Mordor.

TBF

(36,723 posts)
27. Director of Communications for the WH -
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 05:19 PM
4 hrs ago

and he has been known to be hostile in his written interactions. There's a whole wiki post on him.

sop

(18,685 posts)
30. Cheung is the WH Communications Director, he oversees Trump's social media content.
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 05:22 PM
4 hrs ago

ananda

(35,194 posts)
15. I don't think Trump himself has been writing anything we're seeing.
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 03:13 PM
6 hrs ago

It's always looked as though they're trying to imitate him.

I mean, who's running this show anyway?

TBF

(36,723 posts)
29. I personally think he has dementia and his family
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 05:20 PM
4 hrs ago

should be taking much better care of him.

Response to Deep State Witch (Reply #1)

SergeStorms

(20,600 posts)
11. Empty G is not our friend.
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 02:59 PM
6 hrs ago

She's a snake in the grass and, just like Trump, cares only about herself.

The old proverb - "The enemy of my enemy is my friend" - does not apply here. Caveat emptor. Do not buy what she's selling.

FoxNewsSucks

(11,739 posts)
14. I don't buy it. She is totally not sincere
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 03:10 PM
6 hrs ago

She never made up for or apologized for any of the rancid things she said and did, and as far as I know, still had that "there are two genders" sign on her office door until the day she left.

Let her help get rid of tRump, that's all she's good for.

Bluetus

(2,847 posts)
16. I would not automatically trust her, but
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 03:20 PM
6 hrs ago

She seems to have given up her political career, or else I don't understand what kind of strategy she is going for.

People say that much of MAGA is very disappointed in Trump, which is hard to believe because Trump is doing exactly what he said he was going to do, other than the Epstein stuff.

If MTG is trying to return as the Queen of MAGA, she had better figure out that MAGA is only half the size that it once was. Everything Trump touches dies, and MAGA is no exception.

MadameButterfly

(4,054 posts)
22. She actually sounds rational and responsible
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:40 PM
5 hrs ago

She was so crazy at the beginning, it's hard to believe they're the same person.
I get finding out tha tyou were deceived, and I can imagine she was a true believer and fell for his lies.
I just can't imagine her being this cogent.

Bluetus

(2,847 posts)
25. We have witnessed miracles of psychology over and over
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 05:12 PM
4 hrs ago

It seems that the MAGA psychosis is cured immediately as soon as they announce their retirement from Congress.

Amazing medical mysteries.

Deuxcents

(26,994 posts)
31. What "politicians"? all I read was MTG sounding the alarm..gonna take a lot more than just her
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 05:22 PM
4 hrs ago

BumRushDaShow

(169,957 posts)
35. There are a whole pile of articles out there with "reactions" from politicians
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 08:46 PM
55 min ago

And it's from across the political (and global) aisles/perspective. The fact that it was done on what is considered Christianity's "Highest Holy Day" made it even more egregious.

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