Trump’s latest Iran war post slammed as ‘most disgusting thing’ a president could share by critics

As if US president Donald Trump’s ongoing war with Iran wasn’t controversial enough, the 80-year-old convicted felon has sparked fresh anger over the conflict after sharing a Truth Social post detailing the number of US soldiers who have died in several different wars.

In the post, published on Tuesday, the Republican wrote: “Afghanistan War: 20 years, 2,000 DEAD. Iraq War: 9 years, 4,600 DEAD. Vietnam War: 19 years and 5 months, 58,220 DEAD. Korean War: 3 years and 1 month, 36,574 DEAD. Venezuela War: 1 day, 0 DEAD. Iran Military Conflict: 4 months, 18 DEAD.”

The post has since outraged social media users over on X/Twitter.

Trump biographer Seth Abramson said it was “just about the most disgusting thing a President of the United States could post’:

Media outlet MeidasTouch branded it a “really sick thing for the commander in chief to post”:

Podcaster and Democratic candidate Fred Wellman tweeted: “Disgusting. He doesn’t care about our military or their families”:

“What a pathetic human being,” wrote political commentator Brian Krassenstein:

Michigan representative Shri Thanedar said it was “absolutely despicable” and a “complete failure of a commander-in-chief”:

And political commentator Jo Carducci, known online as JoJoFromJerz, responded: “Imagine being the family of one of the 18 souls he keeps downplaying as ‘nothing’ compared to other wars”:

It’s not the first time that Trump has faced criticism over his messaging around fallen US soldiers, as back in March he was slammed for sending a fundraising email to supporters which featured an image of him at a dignified transfer, wearing a white USA cap.

The White House has been approached by indy100 for comment.

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