More reactions to Trump’s speech are coming inpublished at 03:43 BST
Trump’s threats to bomb Iran “back to the Stone Ages where they belong” drew sharp criticism from some lawmakers.
“He’s talking about a country of 90 million people,” Representative Yassamin Ansari, a Democrat from Arizona, says. “Vile, horrifying, evil.”
On X, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth wrote simply: “Back to the Stone Age.”
Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen, is also critical of the address. “Trump, as always, lied to us,” Van Hollen, a Democrat, says. “Over 2 weeks ago he said ‘we won.’ If so, then why are we still there? What’s next?
All we can count on is more lies from Trump. This delusional man is a danger to our country and the world.”
US House Majority Leader Steve Scalise complimented the speech.
“Tonight, President Trump laid out an incredibly compelling case to the nation for Operation Epic Fury,” Scalise, a Republican from Louisiana, says. “The Iranian regime’s long history of terror and murdering Americans demonstrates why it was necessary to stop them from getting a nuclear weapon.”
