Bernie Sanders calls Trump's military actions 'war crime' and 'barbarism'
Sanders condemns unspecified military conduct as contrary to American values, sparking debate over U.S. foreign policy history.
What to know
- Bernie Sanders condemned an unspecified military action as a war crime without naming the specific conflict or operation.
- The post sparked debate over U.S. military history, with commenters citing undiscussed atrocities and arguing the nation has a pattern of committing war crimes.
- Responses included calls for Trump's impeachment, allegations that he made threats of annihilation, and criticism of the President's fitness for office.
- Users contested Sanders's framing, arguing the U.S. has a long history of military atrocities and asking why the statement said 'must never be' rather than 'must never be again.'
The dispute Whether Sanders's criticism correctly frames the issue as an aberration ('must never be associated with') or downplays America's established pattern of military atrocities and war crimes. · positions read across 291 posts and comments
Trump's military conduct and threats constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity that demand impeachment and prosecution.
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“I would think that when the president of a nuclear armed country threatens to annihilate an entire country...that threat itself is a crime against humanity.”
agateboy.bsky.social · Bluesky ↗
The U.S. has a long history of military atrocities and war crimes, so Sanders's formulation ('must never be associated') wrongly suggests this is unprecedented.
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“I don't know, man - I think it might be a bit too late for that...”
kimatiwagner.bsky.social · Bluesky ↗
Congress has abdicated its responsibility to check executive power, enabling war crimes and constitutional violations.
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“If only we had a Congress, at this point.”
behemoth101.bsky.social · Bluesky ↗
Bernie Sanders U.S. Senator
Donald Trump U.S. President
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Conversation expands to cover broader U.S. military history
Commenters began discussing lesser-known U.S. military atrocities, including the 1906 Bud Dajo massacre, Japanese internment, and genocide of Native Americans, arguing these events are systematically overlooked.
“if you're interested in how atrocities are covered up and forgotten, I wrote a book about the worst massacre in American history that you have never heard about: Bud Dajo 1906…”
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Well this seems to have taken off - if you're interested in how atrocities are covered up and forgotten, I wrote a book about the worst massacre in American history that you have never heard about: Bud Dajo 1906 (more people were killed than at Wounded Knee and My Lai combined).
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I would think that when the president of a nuclear armed country threatens to annihilate an entire country...that threat itself is a crime against humanity.
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Agreed. But don't stop there... jury sanctioned rapist, fraud, coward, bully, protector of pedophiles, grifter and felon... Now we are warming up...your turn
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Commenters attack Trump's fitness for office and invoke war crimes allegations
Responses escalated to direct attacks on the President's mental fitness and explicit war crimes accusations, with users citing bombing of civilian targets and threats of annihilation.
“I would think that when the president of a nuclear armed country threatens to annihilate an entire country...that threat itself is a crime against humanity.”
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The President of the United States is a mentally unstable dull-witted ignoramus. Thank you for your attention to this message.
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“Again,” you left out, “again.” “Must never be associated with again.” Is what you meant to say, Bernie.
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Why do you think is bad mouthing the ICC Bombing a girls school is a war crime Bombing civilians is a war crime Two more years of this crap
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Post gains significant engagement and critical commentary
Sanders's post accumulated over 12,000 engagements and 346 comments, with responses ranging from historical critiques of U.S. military conduct to calls for Trump's impeachment and removal from office.
“That is a war crime. That is barbarism. And it is something the United States must never be associated with.”
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"That is a war crime. That is barbarism. And it is something the United States must never be associated with." I don't know, man - I think it might be a bit too late for that...
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Not here to argue a position either way, but my question is was the firebombing of Tokyo, Dresden, Cologne, etc. war crimes?
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Gosh, Bernie, if only you hadn't gone after Hillary Clinton as a warmonger for over an entire year.
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Sanders posts condemnation of military action as 'war crime'
Senator Bernie Sanders posted to Bluesky condemning an unspecified military action as a war crime and barbarism, stating it is something the United States must never be associated with.
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The US treating "association" as a bug rather than a feature of the OS is the ultimate legacy system error.
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What people are saying 17 voices from 1 site · best of 291 · verbatim
- Which specific military action was Sanders referring to?
- What statements did Trump make at the UN that commenters characterize as threatening annihilation?
- What is the basis for claims that Trump's actions lacked Congressional approval?
- Yesterday
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Outside of the genocide and ethnic cleansing of Native Americans of course.
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I hate to tap the 'heart'...but this is an example of US history we NEED to know, along with slavery, Jim Crow, Japanese internment, immigrant dehumanization, massacres & destruction of independent Black, Latino and Indigenous communities. How else will our collective conscience kick in for change?
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To stop Trump, he must be impeached and removed from office now, "with all deliberate speed." VOTE BLUE NO MATTER WHO THEN SIGN THE PETITIONS AT EITHER: impeachtrumpagain.org or citizensimpeachment.com or pathtoprogress.us/impeach or Moveon.org or Change.org
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You are correct. Issueing such threats is indeed a war crime. It is also terrorism under the laws of many countries, including the U.S.
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There were no WMD either, nor was there ever any credible evidence. Right-wingers know violence riles up their Neanderthal voters ( my apologies to Neanderthals).
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The fact that he didn’t get Congressional approval for his war will incriminate him further if he’s ever charged with a war crime or crime against humanity. Presumably his attempt to destroy the ICC is motivated by fear of prosecution.
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Can we also talk about how Trump's war against Iran accomplishes a couple of things - 1. puts Iran under fire, which is what Trump's puppet master Netanyahu wanted, 2. increases petroleum prices which means Russia will make more money on what oil they can sell
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America has a trail of blood 🩸 following her…from the beginning to the present we’ve taken every opportunity to kill innocent people who we perceived to be in our way. I suspect we’re not gonna want to stop now. The faces and races have changed but sadly not much else.
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Bernie knows. The problem is lots of people still think America is righteous and saying "again" would confuse and distract them.
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“Do I drive them into hell with no chance of survival and no hope of future greatness or generations?” Donald Trump at the UN yesterday where he confesses to and threatens war crimes. “…no hope of future generations”…. Every man, woman, and child dead. Truly insane.
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Trump is doing illegal things. IMPEACH and jail him.
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And this is why every republican that has not done their job, should be fired! 40 days or sooner vote Blue! We have seen without a doubt how republicans feel about a traitor, and destroyer! They have had the majority for 611 days! No guard rails! and what have they done? We have no respect or trust!
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I must admit Bernie would have won the 2016 election!!
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I'm praying that it's 2 more minutes...🙏🙏💪❤️🐾🐾🐾❤️
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amerikkka is a war crime. All it knows how to do is commit war crimes. And now it’s beginning to commit war crimes against its own citizens.
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Let’s see Senator-how do you define deliberate bombing a girls school and killing so many school girls? How do you define continuous, deliberately, destroying power boats and the occupants; sometimes going back to kill survivors? How do you define blockading, starving and harming Cuban civilians?
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If only we had a Congress, at this point.