If Iran wants to fight, that will be the official end of Iran. Never threaten the United States again!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 19, 2019

US president says war would be 'end' of Iran as tensions rise https://t.co/3HAyyRuw5g

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) May 20, 2019

Trump threatens Iran's 'end' if it seeks fight with the US – days after saying he was prepared for talks https://t.co/ZNGluaFY9t pic.twitter.com/iBstRD7ibL

— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) May 20, 2019

Saudi Arabia does not want war but will not hesitate to defend itself against Iran, a top Saudi diplomat said Sunday. https://t.co/cuW6jOyp0g

— Stars and Stripes (@starsandstripes) May 20, 2019

Trump warns of the ‘end of Iran’ if it threatens US https://t.co/3W0W2CgalF via @financialtimes : Did anyone ever imagine a US President could speak like this?

— Jon Snow (@jonsnowC4) May 20, 2019

Three U.S. military officials involved in planning and overseeing military forces in Iran tell TIME that no actual, executable plan, or anything like it, exists for a large-scale troop deployment to the Gulf. https://t.co/ROmU5u0dg5

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 20, 2019

Judd Gregg: "The Bolton Doctrine will not create more stability in the region. It will not mute the mullahs who control Iran. It will cost lives and resources without a clear or predictable outcome." via @TheHillOpinion https://t.co/ub238Zv4Kd pic.twitter.com/sR2sWzSfYn

— The Hill (@thehill) May 20, 2019

Trump directed his former White House counsel, Donald McGahn, not to appear at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday despite receiving a subpoena from the panel’s Democratic chairman. https://t.co/JTflpYZ5qE

— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) May 20, 2019

Science revealed Trump’s coal plan would kill 1,400 Americans a year, so Trump is burying the science https://t.co/Y1eNDrIUJF

— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) May 21, 2019

Trump is now criticizing Pete Buttigieg…and Fox News for hosting his town hall. "What's going on with Fox…what's going on there? They're putting more Democrats on than you have Republicans. It's something strange is going on at Fox, folks. Something very strange."

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) May 21, 2019

We have to make it less about him and more about what matters. That's the best way to defeat him. pic.twitter.com/2PxuncQ6bW

— Pete Buttigieg (@PeteButtigieg) May 20, 2019

“It is an age-old lesson: if you give the bully a pass, he doesn’t back off or calm down. He comes back to bully some more.”

Me on Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats’ refusal to impeach Trump – even after Republican Justin Amash’s intervention: https://t.co/sH6Suh5H0B

— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) May 20, 2019

GOP Sen. Jerry Moran of Kansas sounds the alarm on Trump's trade war with China, telling Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue it could ruin U.S. farmers. https://t.co/akIj71pTBz

— HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol) May 20, 2019

President Trump says China won’t become the world’s top economic superpower under his watch because of the trade war he’s “very happy” with. Even without his tariff salvos, China was unlikely to overtake the United States by early 2025.https://t.co/aOidvx4huq pic.twitter.com/tzXA9hvYRe

— Bloomberg Graphics (@BBGVisualData) May 20, 2019

This is truly consequential. There is no consistent national security message or policy-making process. Iran. Venezuela. Russia. China. North Korea. @PressSec or @realDonaldTrump need to explain. https://t.co/mTsCVZ3Rcn

— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) May 20, 2019

"At one point, my mind stopped processing the dialogue because I was in such disbelief about the several enormous things that had happened within the span of 15 minutes," recalls @lenikacruz of the #GameOfThrones finale. https://t.co/cKR8IXD5GO

— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) May 21, 2019

Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage hit by a 'banana and salted caramel milkshake' thrown by a protester in Newcastle pic.twitter.com/usBtF7VAVe

— The Independent (@Independent) May 20, 2019