WASHINGTON (BN24) — President Donald Trump issued a fiery warning to congressional Democrats on Tuesday, daring them to move forward with impeachment proceedings following his authorization of U.S. airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites, and invoking iconic movie dialogue to do it.
“So go ahead and try impeaching me again—MAKE MY DAY!” Trump wrote in an early-morning tirade posted to Truth Social, quoting Clint Eastwood’s famous line from Dirty Harry. The post appeared to be a direct response to calls by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., to impeach the president for what she called an unconstitutional military operation in Iran.
Ocasio-Cortez had denounced the strikes as a “grave violation of the Constitution and Congressional War Powers,” drawing Trump’s ire. “AOC is one of the dumbest people in Congress,” he wrote, accusing the congresswoman of being unable to handle American success. “She can’t stand the concept of our Country being successful again.”
The president also lashed out at other progressive House Democrats, targeting Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, as “a seriously Low IQ individual,” and Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., whom he criticized for what he described as a “constant stream of complaints” about the U.S. He invoked Omar’s Somali heritage, calling Somalia a “failed country… drenched in Crime and Poverty,” and labeled her “one of the WORST in the world, if it’s even rated at all.”
Trump dubbed Ocasio-Cortez “The Mouse” and said she should be “forced” to take the same cognitive test he claims to have “aced” at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. The president, who frequently boasts about his cognitive health, reiterated that his physician said he had performed “perfectly” on the exam.
He also took a shot at reports that Ocasio-Cortez might challenge Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., in the 2026 Democratic primary. “She better start worrying about her own Primary before thinking about beating our Great Palestinian Senator, Cryin’ Chuck Schumer,” Trump wrote, using his characteristic nickname for the senior Democrat. “His career is definitely on very thin ice!”
Trump’s Truth Social barrage came amid reports of renewed tensions between Israel and Iran, despite the president’s announcement of a cease-fire earlier this week. Frustrated by the unraveling truce, Trump reportedly vented to reporters, “They don’t know what the f— they’re doing,” referring to both governments.
The president’s combative social media post and harsh rhetoric come as he enters a volatile stretch of his second term, with foreign policy challenges abroad and rising partisan tensions at home.
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