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President Trump was accused of threatening Iranian civilization and risking war crimes by a group of senior Senate Democrats.
Five high-ranking Democratic Senators, led by Jeanne Shaheen and Chuck Schumer, issued a joint statement condemning President Trump for threatening to destroy Iranian civilization, an act they characterized as a potential war crime and a moral failure.
Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee
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Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations State and Foreign Operations Subcommittee
Schatz's version of this story ↗Left-leaning outlets like Common Dreams and Salon frame Trump’s rhetoric as a "genocidal threat" and emphasize calls for his removal via the 25th Amendment. Conversely, right-leaning sources like Breitbart and Trending Politics highlight Trump’s claim of a "total military victory" while reporting on the fragility of the ceasefire. Center outlets like Fox News and TIME focus on the bipartisan alarm triggered by the President's apocalyptic language.
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Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee
Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee
A. Coons's version of this story ↗Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations State and Foreign Operations Subcommittee
Schatz's version of this story ↗
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Christopher Murphy