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What Happened Today – April 5, 2026

Screenshot of Donald Trump Truth Social post threatening to bomb Iran power plants and bridges on Easter Sunday April 5 2026

President Donald Trump threatened to destroy Iran's power plants and bridges in a profanity-laced Truth Social post at 8:03 a.m. on Easter Sunday, signing off "Praise be to Allah." (Screenshot from Truth Social)

The President of the United States spent Easter morning threatening to bomb 93 million people into darkness and signed it “Praise be to Allah.” Donald Trump posted his ultimatum to Iran at 8:03 a.m. on the holiest day of the Christian calendar, then skipped church. He promised to destroy the country’s power plants and bridges … Read more

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