在唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)总统和伊朗周二同意停火两周之前，议员们对总统威胁要消灭“整个文明”做出了反应——一些共和党人公开反对特朗普的言论。
威斯康星州共和党参议员。留宿(remain overnight的缩写)约翰逊在特朗普威胁轰炸伊朗民用基础设施的问题上与特朗普决裂，他在周一的一篇播客中说，“我希望并祈祷”他“把这当成恐吓。”
“我不希望看到我们开始炸毁民用基础设施...我们没有和伊朗人民交战。我们正在努力解放他们，”约翰逊是特朗普的盟友，很少与总统决裂，在“约翰·所罗门报道”播客上说。
得克萨斯州共和党众议员纳撒尼尔·莫兰(Nathaniel Moran)在X上的一篇帖子中表示，他不支持“‘整个文明’的毁灭”——这是指特朗普周二在社交媒体上的帖子其中他威胁一个“整个文明将在今晚灭亡，再也无法恢复”虽然他说“我不希望那发生。”
“那不是我们，也不符合长期以来指导美国的原则，”莫兰写道。
阿拉斯加州共和党参议员莉萨·穆尔科斯基也在X上的一篇帖子中驳斥了特朗普的威胁，称他的言论是“对我们国家理想的冒犯”，“破坏了我们作为全球自由灯塔的长期角色，并直接危及国内外的美国人。”
他们的反应是在特朗普威胁要轰炸桥梁和发电厂之后做出的，这对伊朗平民来说将是毁灭性的。一些专家警告说，这种行为可能违反国际法;许多民主党人说这相当于战争罪。
周一，当被问及是否担心攻击民用基础设施会违反国际法时，特朗普说:“不，不，我不担心。”
今年早些时候，在对…的调查中一所小学被击中，数十名儿童丧生，美国国防部长皮特·赫格塞斯(Pete Hegseth)表示，“我们当然不会以平民目标为目标。”
川普曾表示，如果伊朗不开放至关重要的霍尔木兹海峡，他将瞄准伊朗的那些桥梁和发电厂——给伊朗一个采取行动的最后期限，即美国东部时间周二晚上8点。
“停止疯狂”
许多议员抨击特朗普在社交媒体上威胁要消灭“整个文明”。此前，特朗普在社交媒体上发布了一篇充满亵渎的复活节帖子，威胁说，如果霍尔木兹海峡不开放，他就下地狱。
参议院民主党领袖查克·舒默(Chuck Schumer)称特朗普总统是一个“极度病态的人”，因为他威胁说“整个文明将在今晚死亡”。
舒默在x上的一篇帖子中说:“每个拒绝加入我们投票反对这场肆意选择战争的共和党人都要承担这到底是什么的一切后果。”
众议院少数党领袖哈基姆·杰弗里斯也呼吁共和党人采取行动。
“在唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)将我们拖入第三次世界大战之前，国会必须立即结束这场不计后果的伊朗战争。是时候让每一个共和党人将爱国责任置于党派之上，停止这种疯狂行为了。够了，”杰弗里斯在x上发表声明说。
在周二的一份联合声明中，众议院民主党领导人呼吁众议院返回华盛顿“立即”就伊朗战争进行辩论。
“唐纳德·特朗普完全精神错乱了。他威胁要消灭整个文明的言论震撼了良知，需要国会做出果断的回应，”这些领导人表示。
目前正处于休会期的众议院预计要到4月14日才会进行投票。
参议院领导层中没有任何共和党人，议长迈克·约翰逊和任何共和党人领导的相关众议院或参议院委员会都没有回应ABC新闻对川普帖子的评论请求。
其他几位国会民主党人呼吁共和党人在战争继续进行的时候采取行动，这场战争现在已经进入第六周。
“特朗普在伊朗的非法战争已经导致了巨大的死亡和破坏，包括导致100多名儿童死亡的学校爆炸事件。华盛顿民主党众议员普拉米拉·贾亚帕尔在x上的一篇帖子中写道:“国会必须立即采取行动，在更多人死亡之前控制住他。”
伊利诺伊州民主党众议员迈克·奎格利(Mike Quigley)在X的一份声明中表示，特朗普的威胁相当于“大规模谋杀”，他“敦促每个内阁成员和共和党领导层立即给总统打电话。”
“伊朗人民不应该受到这样的待遇，”奎格利写道。
加州民主党众议员迈克·莱文(Mike Levin)抨击特朗普的言论，称“威胁毁灭整个文明的危险难以言表，从指挥我们军队的人那里听到这一消息应该让每个美国人感到震惊。”
告诉服役人员拒绝非法命令的民主党人大声疾呼
去年出现在社交媒体视频中的几名民主党人告诉美国军人，他们有权拒绝非法命令在特朗普的最新威胁中重申了他们的信息。
参议员埃利萨·斯洛特金(Elissa Slotkin)对特朗普周二的早报做出回应，称如果军队成员“被要求做违反法律和训练的事情，这将他们置于非常真实的法律危险之中。”
“我知道，指挥系统上下的军人知道他们的职责和法律，拒绝非法命令。即使总司令告诉世界并非如此，”斯洛特金写道。“正是因为这样的时刻，我们才在去年为服务人员制作了这段视频。我希望并相信，如果我们的部队——特别是那些指挥官——接到明显非法的命令，他们会有道义上的明确性进行反击。”
马克·凯利出现在11月的社交媒体视频中，并表示特朗普的行为“让美国变得不那么安全”
凯利在x上的一篇帖子中写道:“在美国海军工作了25年后，我从未见过像唐纳德·特朗普这样完全缺乏优秀领导素质的人。”
同样出现在社交媒体视频中的众议员杰森·克罗(Jason Crow)表示，军队成员“必须只服从合法命令。”
“这些不是一个理智的人说的话，”克罗在X上写道特朗普的威胁。“呼吁消灭一个文明是一种战争罪行。正如我反复说过的，我们的军队必须服从合法的命令。每个有良知的美国人都必须否定这一点。”
卡尔森，格林回应特朗普的威胁
其他保守派的声音在特朗普的伊朗威胁上与他决裂。
保守派广播公司塔克·卡尔森对总统进行了严厉批评，抨击了他最近对伊朗的威胁，特别是特朗普在复活节对伊朗的威胁。
“这是真的这是这位总统做过的最真实的事情，也是各个层面上最具启示性的事情。在周一的“塔克·卡尔森秀”期间，卡尔森在谈到川普的《星期日邮报》时说:“从各个层面来看，这都是卑鄙的。”。
特朗普周二早上在社交媒体上回击了卡尔森，称他是一个“低智商的人，完全不知道发生了什么。”
前共和党众议员马乔里·泰勒·格林(Marjorie Taylor Greene)对特朗普周二上午的帖子做出了回应，提到了第25修正案——这是将总统赶下台的一个潜在工具。
“我们不能杀死整个文明，”格林说。“这是邪恶和疯狂的."
'That is not who we are': Some Republicans break with Trump over Iran threats
Before President Donald Trump and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire on Tuesday, lawmakers reacted to the president's threats to wipe out a "whole civilization" -- with some Republicans speaking out against Trump's words.
Wisconsin Republican Sen.RonJohnson broke with Trump on his threats to bomb Iran's civilian infrastructure, saying in a podcast Monday, "I hope and pray" he is "using this as bluster."
"I do not want to see us start blowing up civilian infrastructure ... We are not at war with the Iranian people. We are trying to liberate them,"Johnson, a Trump ally who rarely breaks with the president,said on the "John Solomon Reports" podcast.
Texas Republican Rep. Nathaniel Moran said in a post on X that he does not support "the destruction of a 'whole civilization'" -- a reference to Trump's social media post on Tuesdayin which hethreatenedthat a "whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again"although he said "I don't want that to happen."
"That is not who we are, and it is not consistent with the principles that have long guided America," Moran wrote.
And Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski, of Alaska, also rejected Trump's threat in a post on X, calling his rhetoric "an affront to the ideals our nation" that "undermines our long-standing role as a global beacon of freedom and directly endangers Americans both abroad and at home."
Their reactions came after Trump had threatened to bomb bridges and power plants, which would be devastating for Iranian civilians. Some experts have warned that such actions could violate international law;many Democrats sayit amounts to a war crime.
Asked on Monday if he is worried that attacking civilian infrastructure would break international law, Trump said "No, no I'm not."
Earlier this year,amid an investigation intoa U.S. military strike in an area where an elementary school was hit and dozens of children were killed, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that "we, of course, never target civilian targets."
Trump has said that he will target those bridges and power plants in Iran if they don't open up the critical Strait of Hormuz -- giving Iran a deadline of 8 p.m. ET Tuesday to act.
'Stop the madness'
Many lawmakers have lambasted Trump over his threat on social media to wipe out a "whole civilization." The comments also come on the heels of a profanity-laden Easter Sunday social media post where Trump threatened "Hell" if the Strait of Hormuz weren't opened up.
Sen. Chuck Schumer, the Senate's top Democrat, called President Trump an "extremely sick person" for threatening that a "whole civilization will die tonight."
"Each Republican who refuses to join us in voting against this wanton war of choice owns every consequence of whatever the hell this is," Schumer said in a post on X.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries also called on Republicans to act.
"Congress must immediately end this reckless war of choice in Iran before Donald Trump plunges us into World War III. It's time for every single Republican to put patriotic duty over party and stop the madness. Enough," Jeffries said in a statement posted on X.
In a joint statement Tuesday, House Democratic leaders called for the House to return to Washington to "immediately" debate the war in Iran.
"Donald Trumpis completely unhinged. His statement threatening to eradicate an entire civilization shocks the conscience and requires a decisive congressional response," the leaders stated.
The House, currently on recess, is not scheduled to have votes until April 14.
No Republican in Senate leadership, Speaker Mike Johnson nor any Republican leading relevant House or Senate committees has responded to ABC News' request for comment on Trump's post.
Several other congressional Democrats are calling on Republicans to act as the war -- now in its sixth week -- continues.
"Trump's illegal war in Iran has already led to enormous death and destruction, including a school bombing that killed over 100 children. Congress must immediately act to rein him in before more people die," Washington Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal wrote in a post on X.
Democratic Rep. Mike Quigley, of Illinois, said in a statement on X that Trump's threat amounts to "mass murder" and that he is "urging every Cabinet Member and Republican leadership to call the President IMMEDIATELY."
"The Iranian people do not deserve this," Quigley wrote.
California Democratic Rep. Mike Levin slammed Trump's rhetoric, saying, "Threatening the annihilation of an entire civilization is dangerous beyond words, and hearing it from the person commanding our military should alarm every American."
Democrats who told service members to refuse illegal orders speak out
Several Democrats who appeared in a social media video last year that told U.S. service members theyhave a right to refuse unlawful ordersare reiterating their message amid Trump's latest threats.
Sen. Elissa Slotkin reacted to Trump's Tuesday morning post, saying that if members of the military are "asked to do things that violate the law and their training, it puts them in very real legal jeopardy."
"I know that our service members up and down the chain of command know their duty and the law to refuse illegal orders. Even as the Commander-in-Chief tells the world otherwise," Slotkin wrote. "It’s moments like these that are why we made the video to service members last year. And I hope and believe our troops -- especially those in command -- will have the moral clarity to push back if they are given clearly illegal orders."
Sen. Mark Kelly appeared in the November social media video and said Trump's behavior is "making America less safe."
"After a 25-year career in the United States Navy, I have never met or served with anyone who so completely lacks the qualities of good leadership as Donald Trump does," Kelly wrote in a post on X.
Rep. Jason Crow, who also appeared in the social media video to service members, said members of the military "must only follow lawful orders."
"These are not the words of a sane person," Crow wrote on X about Trump's threat. "Calling for the elimination of a civilization is a war crime. As I’ve repeatedly said, our military must only follow lawful orders. Every American of good conscience must repudiate this."
Carlson, Greene react to Trump threats
Other conservative voices are breaking with Trump over his Iran threats.
Conservative broadcaster Tucker Carlson offered scathing criticism of the president, blasting his recent threats toward Iran and specifically Trump's threat to Iran on Easter Sunday.
"It is reallythe most real thing this president has ever done, and also the most revealing on every level. It is vile on every level," Carlson said of Trump's Sunday post during "The Tucker Carlson Show" on Monday.
Trump fired back at Carlson in a social media post on Tuesday morning, calling him a "low IQ person that has absolutely no idea what's going on."
Former Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene reacted to Trump's Tuesday morning post, mentioning the 25th Amendment -- a potential vehicle for removing the president from office.
"We cannot kill an entire civilization," Greene said. "This is evil and madness."
