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President Donald Trump took to social media last week to threaten Iranians in a late-night post after it was revealed that another six American service members died when their KC-135 Stratotanker crashed in western Iraq.
Trump, 79, posted that the U.S. military is wiping out the “terrorist regime in Iran” with its “unparalleled firepower, unlimited ammunition,” and no time constraints.
“Watch what happens to these deranged scumbags today,” Trump posted.
He continued that the Iranian leadership has been “killing innocent people all over the world for 47 years, and now I, as the 47th President of the United States of America, am killing them. What a great honor it is to do so!”
The Daily Beast noted that the post went online at 12:33 a.m. Friday and, once again, reminded Americans that the U.S. military is in complete control of the conflict.
The Guardian noted that the post was sent as the U.S. and Israel intensified their attacks on Tehran, including one attack that resulted in a major explosion near pro-government protesters.
“Iran’s Navy is gone, their Air Force is no longer, missiles, drones, and everything else are being decimated, and their leaders have been wiped from the face of the earth,” he posted.
The outlet noted that Trump could be showing glimpses into his frustrations with the war, and Iran’s ability to fight back and jeopardize the global economy by attacking energy infrastructure in the region, and essentially shutting down the Strait of Hormuz, the vital waterway.
The Pentagon announced last week that the war has already cost American taxpayers $11.3 billion.
Pete Hegseth, the U.S. Secretary of War, told reporters on Friday that Iran’s leaders have grown desperate and are in hiding. He said the new leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the former leader, had been badly wounded in earlier strikes and was likely disfigured.
The report also noted that Trump posted a photo of himself as a young man at the New York Military Academy in 1964 with his mother and father. The photo was taken before he was diagnosed with “bone spurs” at 22, which prevented him from serving in the Vietnam War.
The Daily Beast noted that Trump received five draft deferments, including a medical waiver.
The report said the daughters of Dr. Larry Braunstein, a podiatrist, diagnosed Trump’s medical condition as a favor to Fred Trump, his father. The diagnosis has become part of the “family lore” one of the daughters told The New York Times, according to the report.
TRENDPOST: The Guardian wrote: “A foreign conflict typically brings somber reflection from leaders: in Trump’s case, it has brought a stream of behavior that has defied norms and raised eyebrows over his state of mind.” (See “TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S RHETORIC ABOUT IRAN WAR: SOME OF THIS AND SOME OF THAT, MOST OF NOTHING” (10 Mar 2026), “TRUMP APPLAUDED BY FAR-RIGHT INFLUENCERS AND POLITICIANS AFTER ORDERING ILLEGAL WAR AGAINST IRAN” (10 Mar 2026), and “U.S. CONGRESS IS ON TRUMP’S SIDE OF THE WAR, HOUSE REJECTS IRAN WAR POWERS RESOLUTION” (10 Mar 2026).
Trump told NBC News on Saturday that he is considering carrying out more airstrikes on Kharg Island, the key Iranian island for its oil exports, just for the fun of it.
He told the outlet that the U.S. already bombed Iran’s military infrastructure on the island, and “decimated” the island, but more strikes may be in order “just for fun.”
“Fun”? There is no “fun” in war, yet there is no outrage for another of Trump’s horrible statements to support his unjustified and illegal war in violation of the U.S. Constitution.
The Trends Journal identified “PEACE DEALS? OR IS WAR, PEACE?” as a TOP TREND for 2026.
Trump managed to trick Americans into believing that he was for peace and win the election. Now he’s trying to sell the illegal war of aggression to the public.