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U.S. President Donald Trump shared a post regarding Iranian youths massacred by the Iranian dictatorship, stating that the number of innocent victims has reached 52,000. [Captured from President Trump's social media]
U.S. President Donald Trump posted that the number of innocent protesters sacrificed by the Iranian dictatorship has surpassed 52,000.
On the morning of the 21st at 9:00 AM (EST; 10:00 PM KST), President Trump posted the figure on his social media platform, "Truth Social," while exposing the reality of the Iranian regime's brutal suppression of protests.
By retweeting a post containing the name and photograph of a 23-year-old Iranian man who was a victim of the regime’s tyranny, he harshly criticized the situation, stating, "Another one has been added to the 52,000 innocent protesters who have died. Truly barbaric. When will the Dumocrats ever wake up?"
In this post, President Trump specifically used the term "Dumocrat" to denounce the brutal human rights abuses by the Iranian regime while simultaneously lambasting the tepid foreign policy of the Democratic Party in the U.S.
This term is a signature neologism coined by Trump, combining "dumb" with "Democrat."
Subsequently, at a White House press conference at 11:00 AM that day, when a reporter pointedly asked, "Is it the U.S. plan to continue bombing until Iran gives up?" President Trump shut them down, saying, "You don't know anything about behind-the-scenes negotiations." He added, "Tehran is desperately trying to meet with the U.S. right now because they are being completely decimated. If you only listen to the fake news stations you belong to, you wouldn't understand this. You know nothing."
President Trump rebuking a reporter who asked if bombing is the only solution, stating, "You wouldn't know about behind-the-scenes negotiations if you only listen to fake news." [Captured from Fox News X]
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