Trump is angry again. This time, his wrath is aimed at Rhode Island Democrat Jack Reed. On Sunday, Trump took to Truth Social to demand Reed’s impeachment. The crime? Reed had the audacity to criticize Trump’s brand-new Iran agreement. Trump, using his signature spelling, labeled Reed a “Dumocrat” and a “fraud.” He claimed his new deal is a “WALL” against Iranian nukes, unlike Obama’s “disaster.”
There is a hitch. Senators cannot be impeached. The Constitution does not work that way. Expulsion requires a two-thirds Senate vote, a detail apparently lost in the social media rage. The outburst followed Reed’s appearance on Fox News Sunday. There, the senator dismantled Trump’s foreign policy victory lap. He called the new memorandum of understanding a mere “birthday gift” for the president. It secures nothing.
Reed brought receipts. Under the 2015 JCPOA, Iran was a year away from a bomb. Now? One week. Reed called Trump’s initial exit from the Obama-era deal a “bad mistake.” He noted we are now negotiating with an even more fanatical Iranian leadership. Meanwhile, Trump and JD Vance just signed a memorandum of understanding with Tehran. It triggers 60 days of talks. Details come in 48 hours. The full text drops Friday.
Critics are already whispering. Some lawmakers, and Obama himself, worry this new agreement will just copy the old one. On Monday, Reed shrugged off the online tantrum. He told reporters that good executives actually listen to criticism. Trump, he said, just threw a tirade because the truth hurts. “We don’t have a deal yet,” Reed pointed out. “We have a deal to make a deal.” Classic political theater.
