WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Jack Reed issued the following press release:
After President Donald Trump posted a reckless threat on social media today ominously warning Iran that "a whole civilization will die tonight" unless Iran does "something revolutionarily wonderful (https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116363336033995961)," U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, strongly condemned the president's irresponsible rhetoric, stating:
"President Trump's social media post goes beyond what any president should say or do. Threatening to eliminate a civilization is comparable to genocide. That is illegal, immoral, and should not be in the vocabulary of an American president. The omino...