Iranian President responds to Trump with middle-finger emoji
TEHRAN — The war of words between the U.S. and Iran reached a fever pitch after Iranian President Hassan Rouhani tweeted a middle finger emoji at President Donald Trump, sources confirmed today.
The tweet came just days after Trump tweeted at Rouhani earlier this week, "NEVER, EVER THREATEN THE UNITED STATES AGAIN OR YOU WILL SUFFER CONSEQUENCES THE LIKES OF WHICH FEW THROUGHOUT HISTORY HAVE EVER SUFFERED BEFORE," a threat Trump often repeats to his golf caddy at Mar-a-Lago so he handles his clubs with care.
White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters the tweet was "a clear escalation" from Tehran that would be responded to forcefully. She added that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo would be writing a sternly-worded letter to the editor of his local paper about the matter, while the president would add an additional hour of screaming at the television to his morning routine.
Trump responded to Rouhani's tweet in an early-morning tweetstorm almost immediately, prompting U.…
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