‘He’s insane’: Impeachment calls fly as Trump appears to 'casually' threaten to nuke Iran

President Donald Trump shocked onlookers Saturday after issuing a vague threat directed toward Iran, one that observers widely interpreted as a threat to use nuclear weapons if ongoing peace negotiations between Washington and Tehran collapse.“Hopefully, this process will all work out quickly, easily, and smoothly. If it doesn’t, we have the ultimate alternative, hopefully never to be used again!” Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social.Citing sources within the Trump administration, veteran journalist Seymour Hersh claimed this week that Trump had previously “raised the issue of using low-yield nuclear weapons” against Iran out of desperation amid his deeply unpopular war that had failed to achieve any of its objectives.As of Sunday, a peace deal between Washington and Tehran appears imminent, with Trump claiming it will be finalized on Sunday. It was his vague threat, however, that left several critics concerned.“Did Trump just casually threaten to nuke Iran?” asked journalist Zaid Jilani in a social media post on X to his more than 150,000 followers. “Someone impeach this mofo.”Liberal influencer Brian Krassenstein echoed Jilani's concern, and preemptively dismissed what he anticipated would be the defense from Trump’s supporters.“Now I’m sure MAGA is going to claim he wasn’t talking about nuclear weapons,” Krassenstein said in a video published on X to his nearly 1 million followers. “But tell me, what’s the 'ultimate alternative' that will 'never be used again, hopefully?' Yea, it’s a nuke.”Daniel Kurz, a professor of political science at Middlesex County College in New Jersey and self-described Democratic Party activist, also called for the president to be removed from office.“Trump threatens to nuke Iran. Heinous words and they won’t work anyway,” Kurz wrote in a social media post on X. “He’s insane. Impeach and Remove. Now.”Yes, Trump really just threatened to nuke Iran. MAGA will argue otherwise but I’d love for you all too explain to me what he was referring to that wasn’t a nuke. https://t.co/iW6i4DGBjX pic.twitter.com/HRA156dKa8— Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) June 13, 2026