Trump Says Democrats And Some ‘Unpatriotic’ Republicans Are Making Iran Talks ‘Tougher’

BreakingBusinessTrump Says Democrats And Some ‘Unpatriotic’ Republicans Are Making Iran Talks ‘Tougher’BySiladitya Ray,Forbes Staff. Siladitya Ray is a New Delhi-based Forbes news team reporter.Follow AuthorJun 01, 2026, 05:44am EDTJun 01, 2026, 05:45am EDTToplinePresident Donald Trump attacked both Democrats and those he deemed “unpatriotic” Republicans, accusing them of complicating his efforts to negotiate a peace deal with Iran in a late-night Truth Social post, as U.S. forces conducted another round of strikes on Iranian drone sites on Monday amid ongoing talks.U.S. President Donald Trump Getty ImagesKey FactsIn a Truth Social post at 1 a.m. on Monday, Trump said Iran was pushing for a deal, which he claimed would be “a good one” for the U.S. and its allies, without providing specifics.The president then attacked the Democrats, calling them “Dumocrats” and “various seemingly unpatriotic Republicans,” saying they are making it much tougher for him to conduct the negotiation.Calling them “political hacks” who engage in negative “chirping,” the president accused his critics of asking him to move both faster and slower on the deal, “or go to war, or not go to war, or whatever.”Trump said they should “sit back and relax” as he claimed the situation would work out “well in the end,” without providing a timeline for the war's end.Iranian officials have not yet responded to Trump’s latest comments, but over the past week, both the president and other top administration officials have suggested that a deal with Tehran is imminent, while insisting they won’t rush into a bad deal.In a follow-up post, Trump insulted the Democrats again and wrote: “Has anyone ever seen a happy Dumocrat???” if (!window.cnxel) { window.cnxel = {}; window.cnxel.cmd = []; var iframe = document.createElement('iframe'); iframe.style.display = 'none'; iframe.onload = function() { var iframeDoc = iframe.contentWindow.document; var script = iframeDoc.createElement('script'); script.src = '//cd....