Donald Trump's latest Truth Social post threatening to destroy Iran has people genuinely concerned for the future of the US.
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Tensions between the US and Iran have grown ever since the US-Israel attack that killed Iran's Supreme Leader in February. According to CNN, Israeli intelligence informed Trump of Iran's potential desire to target him. However, US intelligence reportedly found no actual evidence of any assassination plot.
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Even so, the 80-year-old is seemingly concerned, as he wrote that in the case of an assassination or attempted assassination on his life, the US military would "decimate and destroy all areas of Iran."
"1000 Missiles are Locked and Loaded and aimed at the Islamic Republic of Iran, with thousands of more to immediately follow, should the Iranian Government act on its threat, pronounced in many corners of the Globe, to assassinate, or attempt to assassinate, the sitting President of the United States of America, in this case, ME!"
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"Orders have already been given, and the U.S. Military is ready, willing, and able, for a one year period of time, subject to extension, to completely decimate and destroy all areas of Iran."
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So far, in the comments, people are worried about what this could mean for the US's safety.
"This is total insanity. Words fail to explain how anyone let alone a plurality of voters thought giving an obviously demented person control of the most powerful government in the world was a good idea. We will be lucky to come out the other side of this alive."
"When did all this daily drama, mania, insanity and lunacy start? Oh yeah, it was January 20, 2025. Every day more corruption, threats, arrests, firings, shootings, indictments, scandals, and power grabs. The other guy was old. This guy is an old, psychotic, malignant narcissist."
"You lot should be embarrassed with yourselves for voting this man into office and should pray that we are able to make it through the rest of this wanna-be-tyrant’s term."