Many congressional Democrats call Trump's threats to blow up Iran 'unhinged'
Source: ABC News
April 6, 2026, 5:15 PM
Multiple congressional Democrats are calling President Donald Trump "out of control" and "unhinged" after he issued a profanity-laden threat to Iran on Easter Sunday -- suggesting that on Tuesday he will target bridges and power plants in Iran if they don't open up the critical Strait of Hormuz.
His threats to strike Iran's bridges and power plants have led several Democrats to suggest that Trump could be committing war crimes as hitting those targets could result in civilian casualties. It comes after the president told ABC News' Rachel Scott that if Iran doesn't strike a peace deal, including opening up the strait, "we're blowing up the whole country."
"GOP leaders need to stop him. Never mind that blowing up bridges and power plants and killing innocent Iranians won't reopen the Strait. It's also a clear war crime," Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy wrote in a post on X.
"The current regime won't open the Strait, so he is going to murder innocent people to induce a national panic? WTF," Murphy wrote on X. "Trump is out of control."
Read more: https://abcnews.com/Politics/congressional-democrats-call-trumps-threats-blow-iran-unhinged/story?id=131769484
Link to tweet
@ChrisMurphyCT
Trump is calling reporters today to tell them he is going to commit mass war crimes next week. GOP leaders need to stop him.
Never mind that blowing up bridges and power plants and killing innocent Iranians won't reopen the Strait.
It's also a clear war crime. 1/ A 🧵on why:
Rachel Scott
@rachelvscott
Spoke with President Trump. He told me the conflict should be over in days, not weeks but if no deal is made he’s blowing up the whole country with “very little” off the table.
"If happens, it happens. And if it doesn't, we're blowing up the whole country,” he said.
I asked if there’s anything off limits.
“Very little,” he said.
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