Trump reacts to criticism of Easter post about Iran, says he used profanity to make a point

By Samantha Kamman, Christian Post Reporter Monday, April 06, 2026

President Donald Trump responded to criticism of his profanity-laced Easter post that warned the United States would begin striking Iranian bridges and power plants unless Tehran agreed to open the Strait of Hormuz.

During the White House Easter Egg Roll on Monday, a reporter asked Trump about the language he used in a Sunday post on Truth Social, in which the president threatened to target certain parts of Iran’s infrastructure if it doesn't open the Strait of Hormuz by Tuesday. 

“Only to make my point,” Trump said to the reporter about his language, adding, “I think you’ve heard it before.” 

Regarding the latest proposal for a U.S. ceasefire with Iran, Trump also told reporters on Monday that the proposal is “significant” but “not good enough.” 

“They’re negotiating now, and they’ve made a very significant step. We’ll see what happens,” the president said, reiterating his promise later in the press conference to target Iran’s bridges and power plants if his Tuesday deadline is not met. 

In his social media post on Sunday, the president declared: “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!! Open the F—in’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell — JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah. President DONALD J. TRUMP.”

The Truth Social post was met with criticism from lawmakers like Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., who claimed in a Sunday X post that Trump is “threatening possible war crimes and alienating allies.”

“Happy Easter, America. As you head off to church and celebrate with friends and family, the President of the United States is ranting like an unhinged madman on social media,” the senior Senate Democrat wrote. 

“This is who he is, but this is not who we are. Our country deserves so much better,” Schumer added. 

Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., also responded negatively to Trump's social media post, writing in a post on X on Sunday, “On Easter morning, this is what President Trump posted.”

“Everyone in his administration that claims to be a Christian needs to fall on their knees and beg forgiveness from God and stop worshipping the President and intervene in Trump’s madness,” she continued. “I know all of you and him and he has gone insane, and all of you are complicit.”

Greene, who was once one of Trump's most vocal supporters, claimed that she is not defending Iran, but argued that the Strait is closed because the U.S. and Israel launched an “unprovoked war against Iran based on the same nuclear lies they’ve been telling for decades, that any moment Iran would develop a nuclear weapon.” 

“You know who has nuclear weapons? Israel,” she added. “They are more than capable of defending themselves without the U.S. having to fight their wars, kill innocent people and children, and pay for it.”

While Greene was once one of Trump’s most outspoken supporters, the two had a public falling out last year over various issues, including Israel and the release of Jeffrey Epstein-related files. 

Greene announced her resignation from Congress last year after Trump called her a “traitor” and a “lunatic” for supporting a bill requiring the Department of Justice to disclose its Epstein investigation records. 

On Sunday, Greene also reiterated her claim that Trump “is not a Christian and his words and actions should not be supported by Christians.”

“Christians in the administration should be pursuing peace,” she added. “Urging the President to make peace. Not escalating war that is hurting people.”

“This [is] NOT what we promised the American people when they overwhelmingly voted in 2024, I know, I was there more than most,” Greene continued. “This is not making America great again, this is evil.”

During a Monday episode of his podcast, Daily Wire co-founder Ben Shapiro discussed Trump’s Truth Social post and some of the reactions to it. The conservative commentator noted that targeting bridges and power plants that support the Iranian regime does not constitute a war crime.

“When [Trump] says that it’s going to be power plant day and bridge day, again, it depends on which power plants and which bridges, and how much of an asset they are to the regime,” Shapiro said. “Yes, if we just blew up a bridge in the middle of an Iranian town, far from the fighting centers that has nothing to do with the material goal of the war, that would in fact be a violation of the laws of war, such as they are, or American military standards.”