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Trump Threats to Destroy Iranian Civilization Spur 25th Amendment and Impeachment Calls, Including from Ex‑Ally Marjorie Taylor Greene
President Donald Trump issued expletive‑laden social‑media posts and a Wall Street Journal interview threatening to strike Iranian power plants and bridges — warning “you’ll be living in Hell” and saying “a whole civilization will die tonight” if the Strait of Hormuz is not reopened by Tuesday — remarks critics and human‑rights groups say could disproportionately harm civilians and raise war‑crimes concerns and which drew sharp religious and international backlash during Easter. The threats prompted an unusual cross‑aisle revolt, with former ally Marjorie Taylor Greene and several lawmakers calling to invoke the 25th Amendment, others urging impeachment, and former national‑security officials warning the rhetoric would erode U.S. credibility.
📌 Key Facts
- On Sunday morning President Trump posted an expletive‑laden message on social media saying, “Open the F*****' Strait, you crazy bastards, or you'll be living in Hell,” and appended the unusual sign‑off “Praise be to Allah.”
- He set a Tuesday deadline and vowed a combined “Power Plant Day” and “Bridge Day” in Iran if the Strait of Hormuz was not reopened, telling the Wall Street Journal and in posts that he could destroy “every power plant” and other infrastructure — later escalating that “a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again... I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will.”
- The statements appeared both in a WSJ interview and in expletive‑laden social‑media posts, and followed U.S. reporting that a rescued F‑15 crew member had been praised as a “highly respected Colonel” and a Monday Pentagon news conference was planned.
- Human‑rights groups and outside observers warned the threatened strikes — especially on power and water infrastructure and bridges — would primarily harm civilians and could carry war‑crimes implications; outlets noted both the U.S. and Iran have already attacked infrastructure, increasing scrutiny.
- Several high‑profile former Trump allies and right‑wing figures (Marjorie Taylor Greene, Candace Owens, Alex Jones, Tucker Carlson) publicly condemned the threats; Greene called them “evil and madness” and uniquely urged invoking the 25th Amendment, while Tucker’s critical podcast drew roughly 1.1 million YouTube views by Tuesday morning.
- Progressive and Democratic lawmakers — including Rep. Ilhan Omar, Rep. Mark Pocan and Rep. Shri Thanedar — demanded immediate 25th Amendment action and/or impeachment; Thanedar said Trump had “just threatened to slaughter 100 million people” and was unfit to hold the nuclear codes.
- The timing of Trump’s Easter‑period messages drew sharp criticism from religious leaders and observers — Axios and others pointed out the contrast with Pope Leo XIV’s calls for peace, and Christian social media circulated side‑by‑side comparisons of the Pope’s sermon and Trump’s threats.
- The threats and Trump’s quoted posts were widely reproduced across mainstream and broadcast outlets (MSNBC, WSJ, PBS, Axios, CBS, Fox), amplifying bipartisan political backlash and national attention to the diplomatic and legal stakes.
📊 Relevant Data
In a March 2026 Pew Research Center poll, 71% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents said the U.S. made the right decision to use military force against Iran, compared to only 11% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents.
Americans Broadly Disapprove of U.S. Military Action in Iran — Pew Research Center
Among Republicans and Republican-leaning independents, approval of President Trump's handling of the Iran conflict varies significantly by age: 84% for those aged 65 and older, but only 49% for those aged 18-29.
Americans Broadly Disapprove of U.S. Military Action in Iran — Pew Research Center
In the 2024 presidential election, 78% of Trump voters were non-Hispanic White, compared to about 59% of the overall U.S. population, while 10% were Hispanic, 3% Black, and 3% Asian.
Demographic profiles of Trump and Harris voters in 2024 — Pew Research Center
As of early April 2026, US and Israeli strikes on Iran have resulted in 1,606 civilian deaths, including at least 244 children, according to the Human Rights Activists News Agency.
US and Israel increasingly target Iran's civilian infrastructure — Le Monde
📰 Source Timeline (8)
Follow how coverage of this story developed over time
April 07, 2026
4:35 PM
Ex-Trump ally Marjorie Taylor Greene joins left-wing calls for the 25th amendment as Iran deadline nears
New information:
- Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, once a staunch Trump supporter, publicly called for invoking the 25th Amendment to remove Trump, writing on X: '25TH AMENDMENT!!! Not a single bomb has dropped on America. We cannot kill an entire civilization. This is evil and madness.'
- Rep. Ilhan Omar labeled Trump 'sickeningly evil' and an 'unhinged lunatic,' explicitly urging both impeachment and 25th Amendment removal in response to his threats against Iran.
- Reps. Mark Pocan and Shri Thanedar also publicly demanded immediate 25th Amendment action, with Thanedar asserting Trump 'just threatened to slaughter 100 million people' and is unfit to hold the nuclear codes.
- The article reproduces extended passages of Trump’s recent Truth Social posts, including his line that 'a whole civilization will die tonight' and his Easter message threatening a combined 'Power Plant Day' and 'Bridge Day' in Iran if the strait is not reopened.
4:03 PM
Trump’s MAGA allies revolt over his threat to destroy Iranian civilization
New information:
- Trump escalated his rhetoric early Tuesday by posting, 'A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again... I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will,' explicitly framing potential U.S. actions against Iran as destroying an entire civilization.
- High‑profile MAGA figures—including Marjorie Taylor Greene, Candace Owens, Alex Jones, and Tucker Carlson—publicly condemned Trump’s latest threats, with Greene calling them 'evil and madness,' Owens urging the 25th Amendment and calling him a 'genocidal lunatic,' Jones labeling the comments 'the definition of genocide,' and Carlson calling the Easter message 'vile on every level.'
- Former Trump national‑security and State Department officials Joe Kent and Matthew Bartlett warned that following through on such threats would end U.S. status as a stabilizing superpower and show that Trump’s 'madman theory' now just looks like a 'mad man,' arguing instead for negotiations.
- Tucker Carlson’s critical Monday‑night podcast episode attacking Trump’s Easter rhetoric drew roughly 1.1 million views on YouTube by Tuesday morning, underscoring how the backlash is resonating across the pro‑Trump media ecosystem.
April 05, 2026
11:45 PM
Trump threatens Tuesday strikes on Iran's power plants and bridges in profanity-laden post
New information:
- CBS piece provides the exact wording of a key line from Trump’s post: "Open the F*****' Strait, you crazy bastards, or you'll be living in Hell."
- Confirms timing that this ultimatum was posted on social media on Sunday morning, reiterating the specific threat to hit Iranian power plants and bridges on Tuesday.
- Attributes a short on-air segment/report to CBS correspondent Taurean Small, indicating mainstream broadcast amplification of the threat.
8:03 PM
Pope calls for peace, Trump vows hell for Iran on Easter
New information:
- Axios locates Trump’s latest 'living in Hell' threat to Iran specifically in an Easter context, contrasting it with Pope Leo XIV’s simultaneous call for peace and nonviolence.
- It emphasizes that Trump’s vow to strike power plants and bridges by Tuesday overlapped with global Christian Easter observances, sharpening criticism from religious leaders who see a disconnect between the holiday’s message and the administration’s rhetoric.
- The article highlights how Catholic and broader Christian social media are circulating side‑by‑side clips/headlines of the Pope’s sermon and Trump’s threats, turning the contrast itself into a story.
3:51 PM
Trump Warns Iran He Could Strike ‘Every Power Plant,’ in WSJ Interview
New information:
- Trump told The Wall Street Journal he could destroy 'every power plant' in Iran if the country does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz by Tuesday evening.
- He broadened the language to warn Iran would 'lose every power plant and every other plant they have in the whole country' if it keeps the strait closed.
- He again tied the threat to bridges as well, saying Iran 'won’t have any power plants and they won’t have any bridges standing' if it does not 'do something by Tuesday evening.'
3:41 PM
Trump issues expletive-laden threat against Iran as details of U.S. aviator's rescue emerge
New information:
- Trump’s latest comments come via an expletive‑laden social‑media post, not just a newspaper interview, again setting a Tuesday deadline for reopening the Strait of Hormuz or facing strikes on Iranian power plants and bridges.
- He adds the claim that Iran will be 'living in Hell' and appends 'Praise be to Allah' to the message, language likely aimed at both domestic supporters and Iranian audiences.
- Amnesty International head Agnes Callamard publicly denounces the threat on social media, warning that destruction of power infrastructure and bridges would primarily harm Iranian civilians and suggesting possible war‑crimes implications.
- The article stresses that both the U.S. and Iran have already attacked infrastructure such as oil fields and desalination plants, with outside observers warning of potential war‑crimes exposure on both sides.
1:15 PM
Trump’s f-bomb Easter message to Iran: Open the strait or ‘you’ll be living in Hell’
New information:
- Confirms the precise wording and tone of Trump’s threat, including the phrase: “Open the F—-n’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell – JUST WATCH!”
- Specifies that Trump wrote: “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran,” explicitly naming Tuesday as the target date for potential strikes.
- Notes that Trump appended “Praise be to Allah” to the post, an unusual religious sign‑off that is drawing attention on social media.
- Adds that Trump publicly praised the rescued F‑15 crew member as a “highly respected Colonel” and described the rescue as a rarely attempted, extremely dangerous raid “deep inside the mountains of Iran,” while announcing a Monday afternoon news conference with Pentagon officials.