President Donald Trump told ABC News if Iran doesn't make a peace deal in the next 48 hours, "we're blowing up the whole country."

Donald Trump said Sunday that if no peace deal is reached with Iran in the next 48 hours, “we’re blowing up the entire country.”

The president made the threat Sunday to ABC News’ senior political correspondent Rachel Scott in response to a question regarding whether his previously stated timeline of two to three weeks for a deal was still accurate.

Concerns have been raised about targeting civilian infrastructure in Iran and the consequences that could bring.

  • wuffah@lemmy.worldEnglish
    42·
    20 days ago

    This guy has never had any clue what he’s doing, only what he wants and how to get it. Now, he’s finally hit something completely out of his grasp and just like any narcissist, he’s not handling it well.

    He will continue to chew through the entire world consuming people, economies, countries, and society until he’s stopped. This is the danger of dictators.

    • teyrnon@sh.itjust.works
      4·
      21 days ago

      We’ve all been warning the Iran hawks this wouldn’t end well if they tried, for 25 years or more. This president is the only one dumb, and compromised by Israel enough, to not listen.

    • abrake@lemmy.world
      4·
      22 days ago

      This comment could have been posted word-for-word in February/March 2020 and it would have had the exact same meaning. Even if Trump completely blunders this conflict it will ultimately be someone else’s mess to clean up.

  • xenomor@lemmy.world
    291·
    22 days ago

    I live in a country where this one guy, all by himself, is allowed to just decide to murder thousands and thousands of people just because he wants to, over and over again. And, there’s no consequences, no check, no pushback, nothing that the other 300 million of us can do about it. Why do we tolerate this? Why is this just accepted as normal, even by the majority of people who disagree with him? I just cannot get over what a shit country the US is. Our government, our politics, our media, our culture, the people who live here are just endlessly awful. Will some nation, please just fucking do something about us?

    • PhoenixDog@lemmy.world
      5·
      21 days ago

      As someone who doesn’t live in your country, I think I speak for a lot of people that we will never forgive America as a whole for what has happened under Trump.

  • melsaskca@lemmy.ca
    28·
    21 days ago

    No longer does the country collectively agree to push forward on war. Now it’s just one guy who triggers very easily. WTF!?

    • Buffalox@lemmy.world
      162·
      21 days ago

      It’s not just 1 guy, it’s most of the current administration. And 84% of the people that voted for Trump, still stand by their vote!!

      • GreenBottles@lemmy.world
        114·
        21 days ago

        I think your math is old. Trump is the least popular potus ever across all population sectors now.

        • ThrowawayOnLemmy@lemmy.world
          13·
          21 days ago

          I keep hearing this and I also keep reading how those same people who now think he’s unpopular, also voted for him 3 times and would vote for him again.

        • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
          3·
          21 days ago

          Have the day you voted for got as a result of election rigging.

          And I don’t say this as a “sore loser”. I say that trump rigged the 2024 election, because in August/September/October of 2024, trump had been saying repeatedly that he rigged the upcoming election.

          Then towards October he was saying there won’t be a need for any more elections. That it was fixed so hard that he’s already the president forever.

          Now, lack of fundamental understanding of mortality aside, he’s essentially admitted that he’s corrupted our government from the inside.

          And you know the fucked up part? He won’t face consequences. If someone in a position to change things finds evidence, that evidence won’t be released until the year 2100. They only released the JFK files last year. He’ll be long dead by the time anyone comes out and says there was a corrupt election.

        • Nalivai@lemmy.world
          31·
          21 days ago

          He’s so unpopular, he can start a war on twatter while shitting, and the whole country happily does what he wants no question asked.

  • Furbag@lemmy.world
    25·
    21 days ago

    To think that in the interest of electoral fairness, we let this guy be president again instead of putting him in a prison for life where he absolutely belongs.

    To any democratic strategists out there who might be reading my post, if you want my attention, start getting your candidate to talk loudly and often about how they will punish Trump and every single member of his administration on Day 1. Lifetime prison sentences for Epstein related coverups. Hangings for treason, war crimes and crimes against humanity. Lengthy prison sentences for fraudsters who are insider trading and former DOGE staffers. Restitution to be paid back to the American taxpayers for the theft and embezzlement of tax dollars. Anything less that that is a mockery of justice.

  • Buffalox@lemmy.world
    24·
    21 days ago

    “we’re blowing up the entire country.”

    What country is that? USA?
    For those not aware, Trump is actively destroying USA not Iran.
    For every escalation USA is just making it worse for themselves.

  • Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works
    151·
    21 days ago

    So stupid, "we’re going to blow up innocent iranians i stg!!’

    “Oh you mean those annoying protestors we were killing before you interrupted us?”

  • fox2263@lemmy.worldEnglish
    14·
    21 days ago

    Remember the big present and that no one knew who was leading the country but he’s talking to the right people and they gave a beautiful prize

  • lemmy_outta_here@lemmy.world
    11·
    20 days ago

    When a person has the means to commit genocide, is inclined to commit genocide, and has promised to commit genocide, does that create a moral imperative to kill that person? Asking for a friend.

    • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
      22·
      21 days ago

      I mean…he’s the one that controls earths largest supply of nukes. He has the cards. It’s just a matter of if the order will be followed.