Democrats, along with former GOP Representative Adam Kinzinger from Illinois and a late-night talk show host, criticized President Trump on Thursday regarding a two-week ultimatum to determine whether to target Iran’s nuclear facilities.
Trump frequently referenced a two-week window for significant decisions, as highlighted by the New York Times on Thursday.
Kinzinger remarked that the ongoing delays in addressing Iran’s potential strikes exemplified “tacos” or “Trump’s tendency to continuously prolong decisions.”
“It reminded me that roughly 3.5 weeks ago, Trump was supposedly going to declare sanctions against Russia without negotiating ‘in two weeks,'” he noted in a post on social platform X.
“Tacos,” he added.
Representative Yasamin Ansari (D-Ariz.), the youngest member of the assembly, emphasized the contradictory messages after Trump urged Iranians to evacuate Tehran earlier in the week.
“What a joke. We’re dealing with reality show dictators who use social media to inform/terrorize millions about war decisions being made ‘in two weeks,'” Ansari wrote in a post on X.
“I don’t understand how the US can recover from this hit to global credibility,” she added.
Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) claimed that Trump’s timeline made the United States appear “weak and foolish.”
“I believe going to war with Iran is a disastrous idea, but no one takes this ‘two weeks’ narrative seriously,” he stated in a tweet on X.
Lev Parnas, a Ukrainian businessman involved in Trump’s first impeachment, began referring to Trump as “Donnie Two Weeks.”
Jimmy Kimmel showcased a clip of the president endorsing the two-week timeline across various topics during “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Thursday night, while Stephen Colbert also made light of the situation on his show.
“Two-week notifications are crucial. Trump comprehends that starting a war in the Middle East is similar to quitting his sales job at Best Buy,” he joked.
White House Press Director Karoline Leavitt conveyed a statement from Trump during a press conference on Thursday.
Leavitt noted that communications between the US and Iran “continued” as both sides engaged in discussions, but she did not disclose whether these were direct or facilitated through intermediaries.
Source: thehill.com