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37. And where is the GOP leadership? Hiding behind bluster, innuendo, and preveracation!

Tue Apr 7, 2026, 09:46 AM

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While everyone else demands they act to end Trump's catastrophe they are paralyzed by AIPAC, their own patrons, and a missing spine.

They burned down the Constitution and now don't have anything left to guide them.

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Trump says 'a whole civilization will die tonight' if Iran does not make a deal [View all] demmiblue 22 hrs ago OP

Jesus Christ. What will stop this asshole? Scrivener7 22 hrs ago #1

An exploding Aorta unfortunately n/t Cheezoholic 21 hrs ago #14

Can't happen soon enough JokeHer 10 hrs ago #161

I have a bdamomma 19 hrs ago #79

Who knew Dr Strangelove would turn out like this? ananda 19 hrs ago #91

Armageddon? yankee87 17 hrs ago #117

As of this time, 1:30PM ET, the markets are all in the red... Justice matters. 16 hrs ago #119

There are people who can, but they are not doing so. yellow dahlia 15 hrs ago #133

Sicko. Pukes, do your job and remove this foul pestilence from the people's house! Blues Heron 22 hrs ago #2

Not gonna happen. orangecrush 21 hrs ago #24

Donald Trump has been itching to use YoshidaYui 21 hrs ago #3

Yeah, that would get the Straights of Hormuz open MadameButterfly 21 hrs ago #7

Not only is he jonesing to use a nuke, mwmisses4289 21 hrs ago #18

I've been saying this for a while Javaman 21 hrs ago #21

Good assessment orangecrush 21 hrs ago #26

Psychologists have been saying similarly as well. I think KPN 19 hrs ago #76

His a malignant narcissist Diraven 19 hrs ago #80

I hate bdamomma 19 hrs ago #81

Trump, God Bless the Great People of Iran. Botany 21 hrs ago #4

Yes he is very dangerous. Irish_Dem 20 hrs ago #49

Where is his bdamomma 19 hrs ago #82

Stephen Miller agrees with this madness, nothing Wednesdays 18 hrs ago #95

THIS!!! Seinan Sensei 18 hrs ago #94

That's pretty specific, promising a whole civilization will die tonight. What will Trump say tomorrow? sop 21 hrs ago #5

He will say that he spared them because a johnnyfins 20 hrs ago #39

Hopefully not, "I told you so." Scrivener7 20 hrs ago #53

He would destroy everyone and everything on the planet. Irish_Dem 21 hrs ago #6

Gotta feel sorry for those Artemis II astronauts Attilatheblond 20 hrs ago #45

Reality has become a horror movie right in front of our eyes. Irish_Dem 20 hrs ago #48

Honestly, I thought about that last night hamsterjill 16 hrs ago #121

Two or three movies, I think Attilatheblond 16 hrs ago #122

Yeah, nothing seems to work for me any more. hamsterjill 16 hrs ago #125

Can't hike anymore but being outside with birds, bugs, trees used to help a lot Attilatheblond 16 hrs ago #126

I understand. hamsterjill 15 hrs ago #128

Very cool about your cat santuary! Also.... OhioBack2Blue 15 hrs ago #132

Absolutely. hamsterjill 14 hrs ago #141

And Donkeys... thought crime 13 hrs ago #143

Genocide coming, "glory to god." gab13by13 21 hrs ago #8

Pedo Trump Farmer-Rick 21 hrs ago #9

Is Putin bdamomma 19 hrs ago #85

I don't know. Farmer-Rick 16 hrs ago #120

Trump drools for a holocaust C_U_L8R 21 hrs ago #10

And the curesed survivors will still be asking Attilatheblond 20 hrs ago #47

This is a horrid Catch 22. If he does it, thousands die. If Iran capitulates, it bolsters his insanity Cheezoholic 21 hrs ago #11

Iran will not capitulate. Wiz Imp 20 hrs ago #62

Iran won't give in. But they will have some surprises for the US. Trueblue Texan 20 hrs ago #66

I am honestly surprised that we haven't witnessed something yet from Iran. hamsterjill 16 hrs ago #123

Most likely Trump will claim that Iran gave in. yardwork 19 hrs ago #72

Did he write this? spinbaby 21 hrs ago #12

Probably written by Nazi in chief Steven Miller. yourout 21 hrs ago #17

Of course bdamomma 19 hrs ago #87

Exhibit 1,980,819 liberalgunwilltravel 21 hrs ago #13

What deal? Trump never identified even a single one of the "15 points" Bluetus 21 hrs ago #15

Yeah, that would be ours BeyondGeography 21 hrs ago #16

The horror of this is truly beyond belief 31st Street Bridge 21 hrs ago #19

Isn't the statement itself a war crime? MadameButterfly 21 hrs ago #20

That's an excellent post. chouchou 21 hrs ago #23

If we survive this term, we need to join the ICC. Qutzupalotl 19 hrs ago #83

Sounds like a mobster treat. broiles 21 hrs ago #22

or just bdamomma 18 hrs ago #96

Or a member of his security detail with a brain and a conscience. Attilatheblond 17 hrs ago #109

so rather than stop him before he commits war crimes and maybe drops a nuke... Javaman 21 hrs ago #25

I'm afraid a civilization will end, only multigraincracker 21 hrs ago #27

I'm reminded of the Oracle of Delphi... Wounded Bear 20 hrs ago #51

Right. Persian civilization has lasted 3 millenia, against much greater threats than this loudmouth piece of shit.. dedl67 14 hrs ago #140

Was thinking the same... The Madcap 12 hrs ago #154

shithole gonna kill and destroy mother earth?...................... Lovie777 21 hrs ago #28

so has anyone called their congresspeople today? electron_blue 21 hrs ago #29

Threatening genocide alfredo 20 hrs ago #33

Somebody needs to march into the Oval Office. hadEnuf 19 hrs ago #84

I would bdamomma 19 hrs ago #88

I call every day Seinan Sensei 19 hrs ago #92

Living in AZ 6, we don't know if our congressman is still alive or if he skipped town. Where's Juan? Attilatheblond 17 hrs ago #111

Lone Gunmen Are Never Around When You Need Them. ColoringFool 21 hrs ago #30

He never learned about Croesus and the Oracle of Delphi Tanuki 20 hrs ago #31

We need the Vice President to invoke the 25th Amendment Joinfortmill 20 hrs ago #32

Vance is going to Hungary, he's not going to be any help to us FakeNoose 20 hrs ago #34

I guess that leaves option 2. Joinfortmill 20 hrs ago #38

Our status in the world has been severely damage by that Orange Julius. alfredo 13 hrs ago #146

Vice President bcbink 20 hrs ago #35

That leaves Option 2. This country has seen this before. Joinfortmill 20 hrs ago #40

That man will be our doom if he isn't stopped. Solly Mack 20 hrs ago #36

And where is the GOP leadership? Hiding behind bluster, innuendo, and preveracation! Ford_Prefect 20 hrs ago #37

Those who ridiculed Hillary in 2016, and either voted for trump, or DIDN'T vote, and did the same thing in 2024 against lostincalifornia 20 hrs ago #41

Hear, hear!!! Beacool 20 hrs ago #44

For all those that claim women are " too emotional" to be president. What say you now? tulipsandroses 20 hrs ago #42

The Persian civilization is thousands of years old. Beacool 20 hrs ago #43

He's already committed war crimes. Wiz Imp 20 hrs ago #59

ya know , we will feel the radiation too. AllaN01Bear 20 hrs ago #46

Yes! Hope22 17 hrs ago #115

Wonder if t**** will order the MOAB ... Auggie 20 hrs ago #50

Why do I feel like he's talking about America? CaptainTruth 20 hrs ago #52

Absolutely lonely bird 20 hrs ago #54

He does bdamomma 18 hrs ago #98

Genocidal Maniac Kid Berwyn 20 hrs ago #55

This scene from The Dead Zone sums up my beliefs about Trump OnlinePoker 20 hrs ago #56

Susan Collins, that living mummy, should send him a strongly worded letter Blumancru 20 hrs ago #57

Fucking lunatics, the whole lot of p25. Every last one of them! Clouds Passing 20 hrs ago #58

Nothing will stop him AverageOldGuy 20 hrs ago #60

It was sort of nice knowing you, America. niyad 20 hrs ago #61

We had a pretty good run. LudwigPastorius 15 hrs ago #134

Not exactly covered in glory most of the time, but there were some niyad 15 hrs ago #135

I hope the morons in "Tehrangeles" are happy fujiyamasan 20 hrs ago #63

Removal from office will stop him. Trueblue Texan 20 hrs ago #64

Today? Leaders with sense? Nothing with an "r" after its name, and he niyad 19 hrs ago #70

Even just a sense of self-preservation should suffice... Trueblue Texan 19 hrs ago #73

I can understand that. Come on, cholesterol!!! niyad 19 hrs ago #75

Where is Kristi Noem when you really need her? Zorro 20 hrs ago #65

Did he specify which civilization? Asking because if anyone has noticed bucolic_frolic 20 hrs ago #67

No, he did not. But most here noticed. niyad 20 hrs ago #68

Waiting for a certain poster somethingshiny 19 hrs ago #69

Marjorie Taylor Greene: 25TH AMENDMENT!!! Not a single bomb has dropped on America. demmiblue 19 hrs ago #71

Marjorie Taylor Greene: "This is evil and madness." Botany 17 hrs ago #107

Really weird timeline when MTG and TC are voices of reason fujiyamasan 17 hrs ago #118

Fuck off, Marjo. LudwigPastorius 15 hrs ago #136

She's come a long way, and has a long way to go. thought crime 13 hrs ago #145

My God! Un-fucking-believable. He's threatening to use KPN 19 hrs ago #74

New mission for the next Artemis flight. thought crime 13 hrs ago #147

Works for me. Give him a spacesuit, a bag of squeezable "food in a tube" KPN 12 hrs ago #152

Go to hell, shitbag.😡 Dave Bowman 19 hrs ago #77

He caused bdamomma 19 hrs ago #78

Call me logical, but wouldn't bragging how you are going to target bridges & power plants cause Iranians to arm those... Crowman2009 19 hrs ago #86

They can't hit a B-2 bomber cruising at 50,000 feet, headed to glass Tehran. LudwigPastorius 14 hrs ago #137

You know at some point he will declare blue states that don't agree with him enemies and also kimbutgar 19 hrs ago #89

He needs to cease wasting oxygen. That is the only thing that will niyad 18 hrs ago #106

Don the Con will do the TACO thing. What a deranged a-hole he is. n/t iluvtennis 19 hrs ago #90

Taco Tuesday. thought crime 13 hrs ago #148

Good one ☝️ n/t iluvtennis 12 hrs ago #150

Setting aside the morality of wiping out "a whole civilization" Wednesdays 18 hrs ago #93

I am afraid that is what he is talking about. mwmisses4289 17 hrs ago #110

Trump wants to be the greatest at everything -- including THE WORLD'S GREATEST TERRORIST Martin Eden 18 hrs ago #97

Is there anyone in the military or Congress or his effing administration brave LoisB 18 hrs ago #99

I agree with everyone else here--he's talking nukes Bayard 18 hrs ago #100

I don't know how it works but does F45 have the codes or does he order the person with the codes to lauch in2herbs 17 hrs ago #113

"He will be the most hated man in history." LudwigPastorius 14 hrs ago #138

Stop calling him deranged or delusional!!!! The word is PSYCHOPATH! Grins 18 hrs ago #101

The only "agreement" Trump and Netanyahu will make will be Iran's disarmament and eventual destruction. /nt artemisia1 18 hrs ago #102

Trump threats cause dilemma for US officers: disobey orders or commit war crimes BlueWavePsych 18 hrs ago #103

This is all just theatrics for him. Like an episode cliffhanger. intrepidity 18 hrs ago #104

Hopefully, you're right. Another Taco Tuesday? thought crime 16 hrs ago #127

Do you want to play a game? BidenRocks 18 hrs ago #105

T. S. Eliot Poem, The Hollow Men: A Psychotic Excerpt Read By D.J. Trump 2na fisherman 17 hrs ago #108

And in his mind, he'll get the Nobel Peace Prize for 'saving' the Iranian people. Talitha 17 hrs ago #112

This man is what the term.... Hope22 17 hrs ago #114

If ever there was a time to enact AdamGG 17 hrs ago #116

And I thought John Lithgow enigmania 16 hrs ago #124

Iran promises regional war in response to Trump threat: 'Restraint has come to an end' LetMyPeopleVote 15 hrs ago #129

I thought the Straight was open to all shipping except for US and Israeli. ChicagoTeamster 15 hrs ago #130

Given that his behavior has exceeded every rational limit in the past, snot 15 hrs ago #131

Sadly, this moron is going to, via his actions and acts, going to cost us Americans a lot. SWBTATTReg 14 hrs ago #139

Trump really is blue-wave 14 hrs ago #142

Let's not forget Netanyahu's role in this tragedy. BarbD 8 hrs ago #162

Don't assume it will be Iran. He could end the US civilization or the human civilization IronLionZion 13 hrs ago #144

Think carefully about your next move, Donald Blue Owl 13 hrs ago #149

Maniacal Evolve Dammit 12 hrs ago #151

Two possibilities: PCB66 12 hrs ago #153

So which civilization was Trump on about? Aussie105 11 hrs ago #155

J. Robert Oppenheimer After 1st Atomic Bomb Test 1945 2na fisherman 11 hrs ago #156

Well not tonight, but, maybe in two weeks. T-A-C-O tuesday republianmushroom 11 hrs ago #157

Giving In? stillspkg 11 hrs ago #158

Oh well, Trump succeeded at being the center of attention...again.... LeftInTX 11 hrs ago #159

I think there will be another TACO moment.... Sancho 11 hrs ago #160