Related full tweet:
If Iran doesn’t FULLY OPEN, WITHOUT THREAT, the Strait of Hormuz, within 48 HOURS from this exact point in time, the United States of America will hit and obliterate their various POWER PLANTS, STARTING WITH THE BIGGEST ONE FIRST! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP
Giving out an ultimatum to blow up civilian infrastructure is a war crime right
I have, and that’s my point.
Obviously he’s done stupid shit. But as far as I can see, this is the only time he’s issued such a specific threat with a agressively specific deadline…ever? And it happens to be an obvious and very serious war crime.
And right after a tweet that goes out of its way to be extremely tasteless, even for Trump.
It’s just…off. His bluster doesn’t usually scare me, at all. This one scares me.