New Delhi, April 8 -- House Democratic leaders on Tuesday (April 8) sharply condemned President Donald Trump for his recent threat to "eradicate an entire civilization," calling it evidence that the president is "completely unhinged" and demanding an immediate congressional response.

In a joint statement, top Democrats said: "His statement threatening to eradicate an entire civilization shocks the conscience and requires a decisive congressional response. The House must come back into session immediately and vote to end this reckless war of choice in the Middle East before Donald Trump plunges our country into World War III."

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The statement highlighted the human and economic costs of the...