Trump snubs mental health criticism after vulgar Iran threat on social media
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Washington: United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday dismissed critics who suggested he should have his mental health examined, claiming that people like him were exactly what the country needed to overcome crises, CNN reported.
The remarks came in response to questions about a Truth Social post in which Trump referred to Iranians as “crazy bastards.” Interrupting a reporter mid-sentence, Trump said, “I don’t care about critics.”
When asked specifically about calls for a mental health assessment, he replied: “Well, I haven’t heard that. But if that’s the case, you’re gonna have to have more people like me, because our country was being ripped off, on trade, on everything, for many years until I came along. So if that’s the case, you’re gonna have to have more people.”
The reporter’s question referenced Trump’s Truth Social post on Sunday, in which he threatened to demolish Iran’s power plants and infrastructure if the country did not agree to reopen the Strait of Hormuz — a crucial global energy trade route. Trump set a deadline of Tuesday at 8 pm ET for Iran to comply, pledging destruction by midnight if its leaders failed to act.
A day earlier, Trump had posted: “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!! Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell – JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah.”
When asked about his use of such vulgar language, Trump replied calmly, “Only to make my point. I think you’ve heard it before,” CNN reported.
Trump’s mental health has been under scrutiny since he assumed office in 2016 and again in 2025. Amid the ongoing US-Iran conflict, a group of Iranian psychologists has called for professional dialogue on his psychological and personality traits.
In an open letter to their American counterparts, the Iranian Psychological Society urged a scientific examination of the US president, citing concerns that his behaviour posed a “direct threat to global peace,” PressTV reported.
The letter detailed Trump’s “hostile rhetoric, extreme attention-seeking trait, lack of empathy, narcissism, impulsivity, delusional thoughts, disconnection from reality, disregard for others’ rights, threats and insults toward other nations, contradictions, and antisocial and inhuman behaviour.”
According to the authors, these behaviours raise “serious concerns about his potential psychological and personality disorders, such as narcissistic, histrionic, and delusional personality.” The letter also highlighted that the US-Israel aggression against Iran constituted “a new form of trauma through continuous bombing and assassinations,” with “long-lasting physical and psychological consequences,” PressTV reported.
