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Trump's Threat to Iran Sparks Calls for 25th Amendment

4/8/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to destroy a civilization unless Iran reopened the Strait of Hormuz.
He later retracted some threats, citing a proposed Iranian ceasefire.
The remarks spurred calls for removal, as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Candace Owens urged the 25th Amendment.
Critics including Marjorie Taylor Greene and Tucker Carlson condemned the rhetoric as genocidal.
Pope Leo XIV called the actions "truly unacceptable" for civilians.

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U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to destroy a civilization unless Iran reopened the Strait of Hormuz.
He later retracted some threats, citing a proposed Iranian ceasefire.
The remarks spurred calls for removal, as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Candace Owens urged the 25th Amendment.
Critics including Marjorie Taylor Greene and Tucker Carlson condemned the rhetoric as genocidal.
Pope Leo XIV called the actions "truly unacceptable" for civilians.