1. United States
2. Calif.
3. Letter

President Trump's threat to "blow up the entire country" of Iran within 48 hours is an impeachable offense. Congress must begin removal proceedings immediately. This is not hyperbole—he stated this explicitly to ABC News on Sunday and repeated it on social media, threatening "bridge day and power plant day" if Iran doesn't capitulate by Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET. Threatening to destroy civilian infrastructure like power plants and bridges constitutes war crimes under international law. Trump has already extended his deadline twice while bombing Iran, and now he's threatening total annihilation of an entire nation. His Fox News interview revealed he's "considering blowing everything up and taking over the oil"—this is naked aggression for resource theft. Twenty thousand seafarers are stranded due to this crisis. Iranian officials warn the region will "burn" because of Trump's reckless escalation. His own address to the nation promised to bring Iran "back to the stone ages where they belong." This is genocidal rhetoric from the commander-in-chief. The Constitution provides mechanisms to remove a president who threatens global catastrophe. Use them now before Tuesday's deadline passes and this spirals into a regional war that kills millions.