President Donald Trump did not take kindly to being asked whether he believed bombing civilian power plants and bridges would constitute war crimes after he threatened to do just that in Iran.
The president, 80, was taking questions from reporters in the Oval Office when he was asked about his threat this week on Truth Social.
“You’re talking about blowing up civilian power plants and bridges. Much of the civilized world would consider that a war crime. Do you?” the reporter asked Trump point blank.
The president paused for a moment before deciding it was probably best not to answer the question at all, which had clearly annoyed him.
“Uhhh, I won’t respond to that question,” Trump said before demanding to know which outlet the reporter worked for.
“The New York Times,” the reporter responded.
“I figured so; the failing New York Times,” Trump said before turning away.
HE ordered the targeting of civilians (remember the girls school?) and civilian infrastructure. War criminals are held to account. If you don’t wanna be a war criminal held to account, stop doing war crimes.
LOCK HIM UP
War criminals are held to account.
Not if they’re American.
The Hague Invasion Act ensures that will never happen.
An empty threat if we’re being honest. The economic and political fallout would be worse for the ruling class than any arrests could ever be.
I’m confused. Did he get BLASTED or SLAMMED at all?
He gets BLASTED and SLAMMED by his Saudi Jet Buddies every plane ride.
Donnie loves him some Dubai chocolate.
HE WAS DEVASTATED! Oh what embarrassment! (And still no arrest)
before demanding to know which outlet the reporter worked for.
“I figured so”
Next time they should respond by asking him to take a guess first
And he’s still invincible, due to cowards in Washington and the media.
No use cornering someone who can noclip through walls though
He doesn’t noclip. He has a massive team who simply carries him pass obstacles.
“I figured so; the failing New York Times,” Trump said before turning away.
So what he just faced the wall until he was held accountable? Or do you not actually know what cornered means.
I really wish he spends his final days in American prison without anyone visiting him
Sorry, that won’t happen. He’s in power for life.
He wasnt cornered. He was asked a question, refused to answer and nobody else asked the same thing.
Journalists in America are fucking cowards
All the news outlets are owned by right wing billionaires
It’s more about the fact that reporters who ask questions like that don’t find their way back into the press room.
The US - where anything more than the gentlest of softball questions is hard hitting journalism.
Cornered? Bruh, he doesn’t care, at all. War crimes really only matter when there is accountability involved. The United States government and military will never acknowledge nor accept responsibility for the numerous war crimes it has committed, past or present.
Who reads these articles and responds “Yo they got him good! XD”.
Israel commits war crimes daily, and nothing happens. In other conflicts throughout the world, rape is used as a weapon of war, children are forced to carry AK’s. Let’s corner those leaders! We’ll show them!
Kony 2012 amounted to a fucking dead meme in the end, so people dont even give a shit about child soldiers either anymore.
I love it when they include this asshole’s age after his name. Just to draw attention to the fact that not only is he a raging unhinged narcissistic lunatic, but and old raging unhinged narcissistic lunatic.
It’s clickbait. At first glance, one hopes the rest of the headline announces his death. We are let down each time.
Is it really clickbait when your hopes are dashed 4 words into the headline?
“Donald Trump, 80, alive”.
God damnit.
Yeah, it’s a roller coaster, even if it’s a short one.
It’s in the spirit of it
“Trump, 80…” Gets me every time
War criminals are held to account.
When did that start? It seems to me that only happens to the poor ones. It’s the same enforcement standard as any other law.
When did that start?
Past (none were poor):
Recent war-crime prosections:
Have we prosecuted any rich war criminals recently? It is telling that you have to go back to the Nazis, 80+ years ago was the last time that happened.
The ICC has prosecuted 54 individuals for war crimes, and 47 of them have been from Africa. Do you think war crimes are only happening in Africa? Or are the rest of the world’s war criminals getting away with it?
Do you actually think we will see a trial for the biggest war criminals like Trump and Netanyahu?
If someone gets prosecuted of war crimes its either because they were defeated militarily, or its because they lost the support of key supporters.
Well, the US withdrew from the ICC, but here is a list of everyone convicted of war crimes (rich countries included).
Not only will they not, the US will use force to make sure about that. The only reason Trump isn’t labeled a war criminal by the ICC is because he’d probably bomb the Netherlands directly after. Or Belgium, as if he cared or knew.
When I read “Trump, 80” there is only one word I expect to follow.
Yup, same, “…fell into a volcano”.
“…trampled to death by a group of particularly unruly toddlers.”
“Shat out his own kidney”
“but but but trump! can’t you simply threaten everyone that doesn’t agree with your words and actions? then they’ll all be happy and love you!”
