Hoyer says Trump's Iran tweet was 'unbecoming of an American president'
House Minority Whip Steny H. Hoyer said Monday that President Trump’s bellicose tweet about Iran was “unbecoming of an American president” and called it an attempt to distract from his “essentially un-American” performance at last week’s summit in Helsinki with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The blistering assessment by Hoyer (D-Md.) came in response to Trump’s late-night warning Sunday night to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani — in all capital letters — that Iran would face severe consequences if it threatens the United States again.
“He’s weak on Putin, and he wants to prove he’s tough on Rouhani,” Hoyer said in an interview with The Washington Post. “It’s a distraction. It’s a distraction from the problems that he’s having both with the awful, essentially un-American performance that he had in Helsinki, and I think this is just a way to sort of turn and beat his chest and say, ‘I can be really tough on people,’ and Rouhani and Iran are an easy target.”
“As usual, the hyperbole he used was, in my opinion, unbecoming of an American president because the message it sends is not only of danger to Iran but danger to the global community,” Hoyer added. “One of the better Republican presidents said speak softly and carry a big stick. Trump does the opposite.”
Hoyer was referring to former president Theodore Roosevelt.
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Or a Russian one for that matter.
