Journalist Spencer Ackerman: "A whole civilization will die tonight" is the most vile thing a US president has ever said

[highplainsdem]

Spencer Ackerman
‪@attackerman.bsky.social‬

“A whole civilization will die tonight” is the most vile thing a US president has ever said, certainly during the post-1945 era when they’ve had the power to kill civilizations with the dropping of a bomb. I’m staring into the darkness. May this not be one of the most fateful days in human history.
8:42 AM · Apr 7, 2026

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[orangecrush]

1. Truth

[Kid Berwyn]

2. Truth

Trump said he’s gonna do what Hitler tried to do.

[MineralMan]

3. Well, That Is a Threat of Genocide.

As simple and clear as can be.

[highplainsdem]

13. Yes. It couldn't be clearer.

[Prairie Gates]

4. The difference

So, let us not be blind to our differences--but let us also direct attention to our common interests and to the means by which those differences can be resolved. And if we cannot end now our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity. For, in the final analysis, our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this small planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children's future. And we are all mortal.

John F. Kennedy, A Strategy of Peace, Commencement Speech at American University, June 10, 1963

A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will.

Donald J. Trump, Truth Social post, April 7, 2026

[AZ8theist]

9. The proverbial night and day......

I've never hated anything as much in my entire life as this vile demented imbecile.

[oldsoldierfadingfast]

11. Prior to Trump and those who...

have supported him; there was no room in my 'heart' to really HATE anyone or to be not be able to forgive their deeds.
That is no longer true. The hatred and non-forgiveness are there and I can not get my 'head' wrapped around it to change it.

[highplainsdem]

14. JFK was a great leader. Trump is a monster.

[Laurelin]

5. Truth

[kacekwl]

6. And yet as like

yesterday here we are. This country is finished unless something is done now.

[shakeyslim]

7. He's wrong

If trump follows through, 2 civilizations will die tonite

[peppertree]

8. Jabba-the-Trump deserves to be handed over to Iran, for interrogation and trial

Same goes for his greasy family, and his kleptocrat cabinet and cronies.

[calimary]

10. Truth.

And a VERY frightening truth at that.

[multigraincracker]

12. His message is a threat to use nuclear weapons at 8:00pm

He needs to be stopped now by any means necessary.
We have very little time to take his power away.
We need to make this clear NOW to the Republicans in the House and Senate NOW.
Let the Republicans know that they hours left to stop him or they will be responsible for nuclear war.

[Blue Owl]

15. Anyone still have qualms about comparing Dump to Shitler?

If so, you may shove them up your ass.