"Praise Be to Allah": When a President's Words Demand a National Conversation

An Opinion Editorial

This morning, on Easter Sunday — the holiest day on the Christian calendar — the President of the United States woke up and posted this to Truth Social:

"Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!! Open the Fuckin' Strait, you crazy bastards, or you'll be living in Hell - JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah. President DONALD J. TRUMP"

Read that again. Slowly.

A 79-year-old president, on Easter morning, cursed at a foreign nation, threatened to destroy civilian infrastructure —an act that over 100 international law experts this week warned could constitute war crimes under the Geneva Convention— and then signed off with "Praise be to Allah." On Easter.

We need to talk about this. Not as a partisan exercise. As Americans.

A Pattern That Can No Longer Be Ignored

This didn't come out of nowhere. The past several days have produced a posting frenzy that has left even Trump's most seasoned observers at a loss for words.

On Saturday, April 4th, †rump wrote: "Remember when I gave Iran ten days to MAKE A DEAL or OPEN UP THE HORMUZ STRAIT. Time is running out - 48 hours before all Hell will reign down on them." The word "reign" — as in a monarch's reign — was used instead of "rain." A sitting president issuing war ultimatums, with a spell-check error in the threat itself.

Earlier this week, in a single 36-minute stretch, †rump posted 48 times to Truth Social, a barrage described by CNN's Daniel Dale as a "late-night nonsense-posting spree" that attacked Barack Obama, Canadian Prime Minister Carney, Governor Newsom, Governor Walz, and others, while sharing what Jake Tapper called "untethered nonsense about the 2020 election."

He also posted: "Many of Iran's Military Leaders, who have led them poorly and unwisely, are terminated, along with much else, with this massive strike in Tehran!" — announcing military strikes casually, as if updating a personal diary, in between posts about domestic political grievances.

And during a national address this week, he threatened to bomb Iran "back to the Stone Ages."

This is the communications style of a commander-in-chief managing an active war.

The Question Nobody in the Room Will Ask

We are not doctors. We cannot and should not diagnose anyone from a distance. But we are citizens, and citizens are allowed — are obligated — to ask questions when the observable behavior of the most powerful person on earth raises serious concern.

The behavioral pattern on display is not simply "†rump being †rump." The volume has increased. The coherence has decreased. The late-night posting frenzies. The misspellings in high-stakes communications. The jarring non-sequiturs, cursing at Iran and ending with a religious phrase from the faith of the country he is threatening, on the holiest day of his own professed religion. The repetition of the same grievances, the same enemies, the same phrases, cycling over and over.

These are not the hallmarks of a sharp, in-control mind. They are patterns that, in any other context — in any family, any boardroom, any community — would prompt the people closest to that individual to sit down and have a hard conversation.

That conversation is not happening inside the White House. So it must happen outside of it.

When MTG Is the Voice of Reason, Pay Attention

Perhaps the most remarkable moment of this Easter Sunday came not from a Democrat, not from the mainstream media, but from former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene — once among †rump's most vocal and unconditional supporters.

In response to the Easter morning post, she wrote:

"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. I know all of you and him and he has gone insane, and all of you are complicit."

She continued: "This is not making America great again, this is evil."

When Marjorie Taylor Greene is calling for intervention, the temperature in the room has changed dramatically. This is not a fringe left-wing opinion. This is someone who was there, who knows these people personally, who staked her political identity on this presidency — and who is now using the word "insane" publicly and without apology.

Democratic Senator Chris Murphy went further, explicitly calling for consideration of the 25th Amendment, saying: "He's already killed thousands... he's going to kill thousands more."

The 25th Amendment: Not a Weapon. A Safeguard.

The 25th Amendment is not a political tool. It was written as a constitutional safeguard, an acknowledgment that a president might become unable to fulfill the duties of the office, and that the country needed a lawful, orderly process to address that reality.

Section 4 is clear: if the vice president and a majority of the Cabinet determine that the president is unable to discharge his duties, they transmit that declaration to Congress. Congress then decides. No coup. No chaos. The system working exactly as designed.

This is the law of the land. Invoking it — or even calling for its consideration — is not radical. It is constitutional. It is, in fact, an act of patriotism.

What is not patriotic is standing in a room with a man you privately believe has "gone insane," to use MTG's words, and saying nothing, doing nothing, while he posts war threats in the middle of the night and signs off on Easter morning with "Praise be to Allah."

Our First Amendment Right to Say So

Some will argue that raising these questions is dangerous, disloyal, or out of bounds. The First Amendment exists precisely to protect this kind of speech.

The ability of citizens to publicly question the fitness of those in power is not a bug in American democracy. It is a core feature. The Founders did not build a system that demands silence in the face of alarming behavior from its leaders. They built one that depends on the opposite.

Today, on Easter Sunday 2026, the Pope delivered his Easter message from the Vatican:

"Let those who have weapons lay them down. Let those who have the power to unleash wars choose peace."

Meanwhile, in Washington, the president posted profanity, threatened to destroy civilian infrastructure, and signed off with a phrase from Islam, apparently unaware of the irony, the occasion, or the audience.

We are allowed to notice that. We are allowed to say it out loud. And we are allowed — as voters, as citizens, as Americans — to demand that the people around this president do the job the Constitution gave them.

The 25th Amendment exists. The First Amendment protects our right to say so.

It is time to use both.

What You Can Do Right Now

Reading this and feeling helpless is understandable. But helpless is not the same as powerless. Here is what every American citizen can do today:

1. Call Your Representatives Today

This is the single most impactful thing you can do. Call — not email, not tweet — call your U.S. Senator and House Representative and tell them you are calling to urge them to consider the 25th Amendment. You do not need a script. You need a phone.

• Find your Senators: senate.gov

• Find your House Rep: house.gov

• Can't find the number? Call the Capitol switchboard: 202-224-3121

2. Sign and Share Petitions

Multiple petitions calling for a 25th Amendment review are currently circulating. Search "25th Amendment petition 2026" and add your name. Then share it. Reach matters.

3. Share This and Other Credible Coverage

The algorithm rewards engagement. Share factual, sourced reporting about Trump's behavior on every platform you use. Do not let this Easter morning post get buried under the next news cycle. Keep it visible.

4. Contact the Cabinet Directly

Under the 25th Amendment, Section 4, it is the vice president and Cabinet who have the power to act. Their offices have public contact lines. A flood of constituent calls is something staffers log and report upward.

5. Show Up Locally

Town halls, community meetings, local political organizations: show up and raise this issue. National change often begins at the local level. Find your nearest chapter of organizations already mobilizing around constitutional accountability.

6. Support Independent Journalism

The reporters documenting this moment — the late-night post counts, the typos in war threats, the pattern of behavior — need subscribers and support to keep doing this work. Pay for a news subscription. Share their articles without a paywall when possible.

7. Talk About It Out Loud

At your dinner table. With your neighbors. At your church, if you attend one because as MTG herself said this morning, this is a conversation that needs to happen among people of faith too. Silence is not neutrality. In this moment, silence is complicity.

The First Amendment gives us the right to speak. The 25th Amendment gives our representatives the power to act. The question is whether enough people will use both before the cost becomes irreversible.

This is an opinion editorial. All posts and statements cited are drawn from publicly available Truth Social posts and verified reporting.