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Trump Threatens to Kill the Men He's Negotiating With

2026-06-21 News & Politics
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Sam Stein and Will Saletan take on the messy first day of U.S.-Iran talks—Trump's threat to seize the Strait of Hormuz and kill negotiators, JD Vance appearing to get publicly snubbed, and the Lebanon clause that may have handed Hezbollah a veto over the whole deal. Become a Bulwark Youtube Plus Member here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG4Hp1KbGw4e02N7FpPXDgQ/join

Top Comments (10)

@stephenmcfarland7839 2026-06-21

I'll quote Macron from a few weeks ago: "When you want to be serious, you don't say every day the opposite of what you said the day before. And maybe you shouldn't be speaking every day. You should just let things quieten down."

866 45 replies
@marthaodiko2924 2026-06-21

The US being a guardian angel? Trump started this war! WTF?!

579 23 replies
@Patti9617 2026-06-22

He can’t control a reflecting pool let alone a strait . When is this sick reality show going to be over?

565 31 replies
@jackweasel13 2026-06-21

When the "F" is enough enough. Get his a$$ out of office.

546 25 replies
@woodoven 2026-06-21

When is he NOT being publicly humiliated?

404 6 replies
@falcon3141 2026-06-21

The “fake it till you make it” approach to diplomacy appears to be falling short.

377 8 replies
@SamGan-w1g 2026-06-22

Iran isn't the one not holding to the deal. You forget American bombed during the last negotiation. It makes the world feel America is dishonorable.

131 15 replies
@fabioq6916 2026-06-22

So, the US and Israelis surprise attack Iran twice, during peace talks, killing peace negotiators in a neutral country and killing hundreds of schoolkids and their leader and his family, and Iran is the untrustworthy party? How deluded.

102 3 replies
@31Blaize 2026-06-22

That "low grade" war in Lebanon currently has Israel invading and occupying about 20% of the country.

77 13 replies
@nlivey 2026-06-22

Criminal threats that should require immediate REMOVAL of a sitting president period! Omg. He’s spouting death threats that are felonious and unconstitutional. IMMEDIATE REMOVAL IS WARRANTED

33 5 replies

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