Trump accusé de démence après ses propos apocalyptiques sur l'Iran
Donald Trump has never been measured in his remarks nor concerned with their consistency. But in his dealings with Iran, he crossed a new level of excess and confusion, fueling attacks from his opponents about his mental health.
On Sunday, the American president wrote on his Truth Social platform: "Open up the fucking Detroit, you bunch of lunatics, or you'll live in Hell - YOU'LL SEE!" And he added: "Glory to Allah."
Then on Tuesday: "An entire civilization will die tonight," he warned.
Asked about these remarks, which have fueled speculation about the use of nuclear weapons, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said: "Only the President knows where we stand and what he is going to do."
The Republican leader has made his "unfiltered" personality a trademark. Those close to him explain that his most outrageous remarks are a clever strategy designed to mislead his opponents, while his supporters see them as a sign of authenticity.
Donald Trump's opponents, on the other hand, question his mental health and interpret his latest statements as further evidence that he is sinking into dementia.
"The president's mental faculties are collapsing," denounced progressive congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
"The time has come to say no" to the president, declared influential far-right commentator Tucker Carlson, addressing White House and military officials.
Former Trumpist congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, who has become a fierce critic, said on Sunday that Donald Trump had "gone crazy".
Joining many Democrats, this ultra-conservative figure argued on Tuesday for the use of the 25th Amendment.
This text allows, through a coercive procedure, for the forced removal of a president deemed incapable of performing his duties.
In a rare dissenting voice within the Republican camp, Senator Lisa Murkowski stated that Donald Trump's threats "were inexcusable".
The American president's violent rhetoric is accompanied by contradictions.
On Tuesday, in the same message, he threatened to annihilate Iran, mentioned the possibility of a diplomatic compromise, and concluded with: "God bless the great people of Iran."
As for the "fucking Strait of Hormuz", the 79-year-old Republican, the oldest president ever elected in the United States, has nevertheless recently repeated that the fate of this strategic maritime passage is of no concern to him.
The billionaire also contradicted himself several times on the objectives of the military operation launched on February 28, initially linking it to "regime change", before assuring that this was not the case, and finally saying that in any case the "regime" had already fallen.
The former property developer asserted on March 26 that he "didn't care" about the outcome of negotiations with Iranian officials.
On the contrary, he now demands that these discussions succeed or else the country's infrastructure will be destroyed, and has set several successive ultimatums for this purpose.
The latest one will expire Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. in Washington, midnight GMT, unless it is extended again.
His rhetoric, in any case, is becoming increasingly crude. He recently stated that the American army had "kicked Iran's ass."
The excesses of the former reality TV host go beyond the scope of the conflict.
During a private lunch last week, video of which was mistakenly released by the White House, Donald Trump mocked Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron.
"Macron, whom his wife treats extremely badly,... he is still recovering from the punch he took to the jaw," said the American president.
Recently, he also publicly applauded the death of Robert Mueller, the prosecutor who investigated possible collusion between Moscow and candidate Trump during the 2016 campaign: "I'm glad he's dead."
Beyond the insults, the constant mixing of genres practiced by Donald Trump is striking, in a country where the decline of former Democratic President Joe Biden dominated political life for months.
On Monday, in front of toddlers who had come to participate in the traditional White House Easter egg hunt, alongside a mascot dressed as a giant rabbit, he spoke of the war in a triumphalist tone, judging that Iran was "not at all that strong".
Furthermore, it is common for him, during his public interventions, to mention in the same breath the conflict in the Middle East and decoration or construction projects that fascinate him, such as the building of a ballroom in the White House.
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