{"id":2588574,"date":"2026-04-08T14:17:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T18:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/note-who-predicted-nuclear-genocide-in-iran-last-night-and-stop-taking-them-seriously\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T14:20:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T18:20:38","slug":"note-who-predicted-nuclear-genocide-in-iran-last-night-and-stop-taking-them-seriously","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/note-who-predicted-nuclear-genocide-in-iran-last-night-and-stop-taking-them-seriously\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t Take Anyone Who Predicted Genocide In Iran Last Night Seriously"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnote-who-predicted-nuclear-genocide-in-iran-last-night-and-stop-taking-them-seriously%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2588574&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>This article from The Federalist, written by Brianna Lyman, analyzes a dramatic Trump post ahead of Iran negotiations and the sweeping reaction it provoked online and in politics. It describes Trump\u2019s claim that \u201ca whole civilization will die tonight\u201d and his call for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mislead-dodge-or-circle-back-the-day-one-strategies-of-jen-psaki\/\" title=\"Mislead, Dodge, Or Circle Back: The \u2018Day One\u2019 Strategies Of Jen Psaki\">regime change<\/a>, which many interpreted as a threat and sparked widespread warnings from commentators that he had crossed a line. The piece notes that dozens of Democratic lawmakers urged removal or impeachment in response to the post, while public figures across the spectrum weighed in with criticisms and reflections on Trump\u2019s approach. Despite the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-finance-committee-dems-said-theyd-fight-dark-money-they-just-fawned-over-a-liberal-dark-money-operative\/\" title=\"Senate Dems vowed to oppose dark money, but praised a liberal dark money operative.\">intense rhetoric<\/a>, Iran ultimately agreed to a temporary ceasefire, illustrating a pattern the author attributes to Trump\u2019s foreign-policy style: maximalist, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >high-stakes language intended<\/a> to influence negotiations, a pattern she says has appeared in past confrontations with North Korea and Turkey. The article includes diverse reactions from pundits and tweets from prominent commentators and ends with context about the author and related topics.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xFO-SY9ykdA\">  The White House \/ Youtube <\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/04\/08\/note-who-predicted-nuclear-genocide-in-iran-last-night-and-stop-taking-them-seriously\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Note%20Who%20Predicted%20Nuclear%20Genocide%20In%20Iran%20Last%20Night%20And%20Stop%20Taking%20Them%20Seriously&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/04\/08\/note-who-predicted-nuclear-genocide-in-iran-last-night-and-stop-taking-them-seriously\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Note%20Who%20Predicted%20Nuclear%20Genocide%20In%20Iran%20Last%20Night%20And%20Stop%20Taking%20Them%20Seriously&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/04\/08\/note-who-predicted-nuclear-genocide-in-iran-last-night-and-stop-taking-them-seriously\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/04\/08\/note-who-predicted-nuclear-genocide-in-iran-last-night-and-stop-taking-them-seriously\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Note%20Who%20Predicted%20Nuclear%20Genocide%20In%20Iran%20Last%20Night%20And%20Stop%20Taking%20Them%20Seriously&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/04\/08\/note-who-predicted-nuclear-genocide-in-iran-last-night-and-stop-taking-them-seriously\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>President Donald Trump did something Tuesday that he has done repeatedly over the course of his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-arizona-state-rep-issues-call-to-withhold-states-electoral-college-votes-to-joe-biden-due-to-significant-evidence-of-fraud\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Arizona State Rep Issues Call to Withhold State&#039;s Electoral College Votes to Joe Biden Due to Significant Evidence of Fraud\">political career<\/a>: He issued a dramatic warning ahead of negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don&rsquo;t want that to happen, but it probably will,&rdquo; Trump said Tuesday morning on Truth Social regarding Iran.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-698566566\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;However, now that we have Complete and Total Regime Change, where different, smarter, and less radicalized minds prevail, maybe something revolutionarily wonderful can happen, WHO KNOWS? We will find out tonight, one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the World. 47 years of extortion, corruption, and death, will finally end. God Bless the Great People of Iran!&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>If you checked social media in the hours after that post was made, you&rsquo;d be led to believe that Trump was <em>actually<\/em> going to kill &ldquo;a whole civilization.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Executive editor of Aporia Magazine, Bo Winegard, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EPoe187\/status\/2041504396677103661?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">posted<\/a>, &ldquo;Ok this is legitimately a threat to annihilate an entire people, an obvious and grotesque war crime. There is absolutely no defense of this and it should lead to immediate impeachment and removal.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mehdirhasan\/status\/2041523441195438487?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mehdi Hasan<\/a> rebuked former President Bill Clinton for &ldquo;Tweeting about college sports while the current president is pledging genocide tonight at 8pm.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Candace Owens <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RealCandaceO\/status\/2041520090038882448?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">posted<\/a> on X: &ldquo;The 25th amendment needs to be invoked. He is a genocidal lunatic. Our Congress and military need to intervene. We are beyond madness.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/atrupar\/status\/2041512639873073432?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Aaron Rupar<\/a> posted: &ldquo;I feel sick to my stomach waiting around today to see what atrocity Trump has in mind for the people of Iran this evening. It&rsquo;s hard to fathom that our other elected leaders aren&rsquo;t able to check him in any meaningful way. It&rsquo;s really an indictment not just of the electorate but our whole system of government. We&rsquo;re ruled by a mad king.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Alex Jones <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RealAlexJones\/status\/2041502734268903820?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">posted<\/a>: &ldquo;WAR CRIME ALERT!!&rdquo; and claimed Trump was threatening &ldquo;genocide.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Trump literally sounds like an unhinged super villain from a Marvel comic movie. This IS NOT WHAT WE VOTED FOR!!!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Anthony Scaramucci <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Scaramucci\/status\/2041501173593653640?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">posted<\/a>: &ldquo;Wake up: he is calling for A NUCLEAR STRIKE. Seek his removal immediately.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/democrats-trump-removal-iran-threats-impeachment-25th-amendment-rcna267194\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dozens of Democrat lawmakers<\/a> also called for Trump&rsquo;s removal from office following the post, as NBC reported.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the pearl-clutching and predictions, the anticipated scenario never materialized. Instead, Iran agreed to a temporary ceasefire. Such an outcome wasn&rsquo;t a surprise to anyone who understands Trump&rsquo;s negotiation strategies: The language the president used in Tuesday&rsquo;s post mirrored rhetoric he used in previous foreign policy confrontations.<\/p>\n<p>During an August 2017 press gaggle, Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/08\/08\/world\/asia\/north-korea-un-sanctions-nuclear-missile-united-nations.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>: &ldquo;North Korea best not make any more threats to the United States. They will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen. [Kim Jong Un] has been very threatening beyond a normal state. And as I said, they will be met with fire, fury, and, frankly, power, the likes of which this world has never seen before.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/1181232249821388801?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">threatened<\/a> to &ldquo;totally destroy and obliterate the Economy of Turkey&rdquo; in 2019 if &ldquo;Turkey does anything that I, in my great and unmatched wisdom, consider to be off limits.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Neither resulted in the outcomes described in the warnings.<\/p>\n<p>The pattern &mdash; maximalist rhetoric aimed at advancing certain goals &mdash; has been a defining feature of Trump&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-analysts-biden-giving-china-everything-they-want-china-going-to-be-quite-aggressive\/\" title=\"China Analysts: Biden Giving China \u2018Everything\u2019 They Want, China Going To Be \u2018Quite Aggressive\u2019\">foreign policy approach<\/a> for a decade. Anyone paying attention and anyone who understands Trump knows that.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Brianna Lyman is an elections correspondent at The Federalist. Brianna graduated from Fordham University with a degree in International Political Economy. Her work has been featured on Newsmax, Fox News, Fox Business and RealClearPolitics. 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