Critics call for dial back of profane rhetoric after Trump's expletive-laden Iran post

Public Lokpal
April 06, 2026

Washington: On Easter Sunday morning, US President Donald Trump surprised both friends and detractors with a profane social media post warning Iran that it will be "living in Hell" if it did not open the Strait of Hormuz, drawing calls for dialling back the rhetoric.

"Open the F****n' Strait, you crazy bastards, or you'll be living in Hell – JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah," Trump said in a post on Truth Social, hours after the US armed forces carried out a daring operation to rescue a missing crew member of a fighter jet shot down inside Iran.

Early Sunday morning, Trump praised the crew member who was rescued and the special military team that got him safely out from deep inside the mountains of Iran.

Minutes later, the president vowed that Iran can expect heavy bombardment - very soon.

Former Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, who had a public falling out with Trump before she left Congress, said the president "has gone insane."

"On Easter morning, this is what President Trump posted," Greene said on X.

"Everyone in his administration that claims to be a Christian needs to fall on their knees and beg forgiveness from God and stop worshipping the President and intervene in Trump's madness," she added.

"If I were in Trump's Cabinet, I would spend Easter calling constitutional lawyers about the 25th Amendment. This is completely, utterly unhinged. He's already killed thousands. He's going to kill thousands more," Chris Murphy, a Democrat Senator from Connecticut said.

The 25th amendment also allows the cabinet to remove the president after declaring that he is unable to perform his duties.

PTI