By Ian M. Giatti, Christian Post Reporter Tuesday, April 07, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to take part in a dedication ceremony for Southern Boulevard, in the ballroom at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, on Jan. 16, 2026. | ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images
President Donald Trump stirred up controversy on social media this Easter Sunday after he used the Arabic name for God and pledged to strike Iran over its closure of one of the world’s most vital waterways.
Within hours of praising the rescue of a U.S. airman in Iran as an “Easter miracle,” the 79-year-old president published a post on Truth Social in which he warned Iran that the U.S. would target the country’s power plants and bridges on Tuesday if the Strait of Hormuz were not reopened quickly.
Using an “F-bomb” to communicate the warning, Trump wrote: “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!! Open the F— Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell — JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah.”
While it wasn’t the first time the president had used an expletive, his reference to Allah — a name that is regularly used by Arabic Muslims, as well as Arabic Christians, to refer to God — drew responses from both political allies and opponents.
Here are five reactions to Trump’s comments.