Donald Trump on Sunday night blasted out a tweet warning Iran following remarks by its President Hassan Rouhani, who warned that trying to stop the flow of oil from that country would create “the mother of all wars.”
Tweeted Trump in response: “To Iranian President Rouhani: NEVER, EVER THREATEN THE UNITED STATES AGAIN OR YOU WILL SUFFER CONSEQUENCES THE LIKES OF WHICH FEW THROUGHOUT HISTORY HAVE EVER SUFFERED BEFORE. WE ARE NO LONGER A COUNTRY THAT WILL STAND FOR YOUR DEMENTED WORDS OF VIOLENCE & DEATH. BE CAUTIOUS!”
To Iranian President Rouhani: NEVER, EVER THREATEN THE UNITED STATES AGAIN OR YOU WILL SUFFER CONSEQUENCES THE LIKES OF WHICH FEW THROUGHOUT HISTORY HAVE EVER SUFFERED BEFORE. WE ARE NO LONGER A COUNTRY THAT WILL STAND FOR YOUR DEMENTED WORDS OF VIOLENCE & DEATH. BE CAUTIOUS!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 23, 2018
Of course, it's business as usual, and says more about the encroaching Mueller probe than anything else, as evidenced by what he starts tweeting about on Monday morning:
"Trump is kind of a master of projection and also distraction," says @MaxBoot. "With any previous President, if you'd woken up to this all-caps tweet threatening war with Iran, you'd think he probably belongs in a padded cell, but with Trump this is kind of business as normal" pic.twitter.com/uhqNz7slXl
— CNN This Morning with Kasie Hunt (@CNNThisMorning) July 23, 2018
Iran on Monday said Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was interfering in its affairs, Reuters reports: ‘“Pompeo's speech on Sunday was a clear interference in Iran's state matters…such policies will unite Iranians who will overcome plots against their country,” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi said. Pompeo on Sunday denounced Iran's leaders as a “mafia” and promised unspecified backing for Iranians unhappy with their government.
On Monday morning, Trump was also tweet-quoting conservative activist Tom Fitton in a defense of his administration from the Mueller probe (as usual), urging people to watch his favorite State TV show FOX & Friends.
Tom Fitton on @foxandfriends at 6:15 A.M. NOW! Judicial Watch.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 23, 2018
So we now find out that it was indeed the unverified and Fake Dirty Dossier, that was paid for by Crooked Hillary Clinton and the DNC, that was knowingly & falsely submitted to FISA and which was responsible for starting the totally conflicted and discredited Mueller Witch Hunt!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 23, 2018
“It was classified to cover up misconduct by the FBI and the Justice Department in misleading the Court by using this Dossier in a dishonest way to gain a warrant to target the Trump Team. This is a Clinton Campaign document. It was a fraud and a hoax designed to target Trump….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 23, 2018
….and the DOJ, FBI and Obama Gang need to be held to account. Source #1 was the major source. Avoided talking about it being the Clinton campaign behind it. Misled the Court to provide a pretext to SPY on the Trump Team. Not about Carter Page..was all about getting Trump…..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 23, 2018
…..”Carter Page wasn't a spy, wasn't an agent of the Russians – he would have cooperated with the FBI. It was a fraud and a hoax designed to target Trump.” Tom Fitton @JudicialWatch A disgrace to America. They should drop the discredited Mueller Witch Hunt now!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 23, 2018
