President Donald J. Trump has issued a chilling warning that an entire civilization will be obliterated tonight, prompting immediate and widespread calls from both conservative and progressive groups to remove him from office via the 25th Amendment.
The threat follows a series of escalating statements by the president, including his claim that “a whole civilization will die tonight” and that the United States would target Iran’s power grid and bridges. During a recent news conference, Trump also stated that “the entire country can be taken out in one night, and that night might be tomorrow night.”
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned during the event that U.S. leaders must “choose wisely.” Former Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has urged immediate invocation of the 25th Amendment, stating: “Not a single bomb has dropped on America. We cannot kill an entire civilization.”
Former counterterrorism chief Joe Kent cautioned that if Trump proceeds with eradicating Iranian civilization, the United States would no longer be viewed as a stabilizing force globally but as an agent of chaos. Democratic Representative Ro Khanna condemned Trump’s remarks as a moral and war crime, noting the disregard for human life in Iran and Gaza.
Podcaster Glenn Greenwald highlighted parallels between Trump’s rhetoric and Israel’s actions in Gaza, calling his statements “the sickest, most demented, most morally reprehensible” he has ever witnessed. Meanwhile, Carrie Prejean Boller, a Catholic who was removed from the White House Religious Liberty Commission, urged all Christian officials to resign, stating that Trump’s threats place innocent lives at risk.