The US president wrote on his Truth Social platform: “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. “This is not making America great again, this is evil.”Meanwhile, Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer said Trump’s rant resembled that of “an unhinged madman”. He wrote on X: “If I were in Trump’s Cabinet, I would spend Easter calling constitutional lawyers about the 25th Amendment. Indeed, Trump’s threats follow an intense 48-hour rescue operation for two US pilots inside Iran. Trump’s Easter Sunday threat follows a US military strike on the largest bridge in Iran last Thursday that killed at least eight people and injured 95.

Source: The Guardian April 05, 2026 18:32 UTC