Posted on 06/18/2026 5:52:57 AM PDT by Miami Rebel
President Donald Trump kicked off his Thursday morning by lashing out at critics of his 14-point deal with Iran, calling them “fools.”
On Truth Social, Trump bragged about stock market gains this week and average gas prices falling slightly since the announcement of the memorandum of understanding (MOU), which can be read here. The deal has found critics on both sides of the political aisle, with some arguing that the deal is not tough enough on Iran. Others have also red-flagged framework in the deal that would set up a $300 billion reconstruction fund, as well as sanctions being lifted on Iran.
Trump dismissed these critics as “either jealous, bad people, or stupid.”
“These fools, who think I haven’t been tough enough on Iran, when the Stock Market Just Hit A RECORD HIGH, and Oil prices are ‘tumbling’ down, are either jealous, bad people, or stupid. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!! President DJT,” the president wrote.
Trump spoke about the MOU during a press conference at the G7 summit on Wednesday, where he also pointed to the stock market.
“So the one thing I didn’t want to see is — I didn’t want to see economic catastrophe. If you kept this going, that could have happened. But all I know is, every time we talked about the possibility of peace, the stock market shot up like a rocket ship. It never went down. They didn’t like it — the people. You know, the stock market is more brilliant than anybody there is,” he said.
Trump formally signed a memorandum of understanding while in Versailles, France, that includes ending a Navy blockade, reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and more.
The president has warned that if Iran does not follow through on the deal, then he’ll go right back to “bombing” them.
“If I don’t like it, if they don’t behave, we’ll go right back to dropping bombs right smack in the middle of their head. OK? Because they’ve misbehaved for 47 years,” he said.
Both bad and stupid.
Got it.
Words are meaningless, so who are we to take the pledge of a US president at face value?
Shame on us, not on him.
“President Trump keeps saying that the world is better off with a functioning Iranian economy...”
He said otherwise when he threatened to obliterate Iranian civilization, but maybe that was a metaphor or a parable or something.
History changing times. Thanks to all posters. Thanks to President Trump for attempting to make the future better for the world.
Pledge? What are you even talking about?
When he said he would accept nothing less than unconditional surrender - that wasn’t a pledge to the American people - that comment was directed at the mullahs, obviously.
If it was a comment that Americans were supposed to know to ignore, then the next time he addresses the mullahs he should do it in Farsi instead of English.
Ask Lloyds of London if the Straits were open. There was always a premium paid for random attacks from Iran or their puppets to go through there.
If they uphold their end then those insurance payments will do down but how many captains are going to want to get stuck there again?
This isn’t a deal. It’s an understanding and based on Iran’s compliance a deal may be reached in 60 days.
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