Democrats call on Republicans to ‘stop this madness’ amid Trump’s ‘a whole civilization will die tonight’ warning

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House Democratic leaders condemned President Trump's threat to eradicate an entire civilization, calling for immediate congressional response and a vote to end military actions in the Middle East. Trump warned that a whole civilization would die if Iran did not reach a deal on the Strait of Hormuz by 8 p.m. Eastern time. Iran's UN representative rejected the rhetoric as incitement to war crimes and genocide, pledging proportionate measures. Democrats criticized Republicans for enabling Trump's behavior.

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