{"id":899601,"date":"2026-04-16T15:11:53","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T20:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/16\/donald-trump-skips-three-easter-events-as-health-fears-explode-after-sweary-iran-rant\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T15:11:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T20:11:53","slug":"donald-trump-skips-three-easter-events-as-health-fears-explode-after-sweary-iran-rant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/16\/donald-trump-skips-three-easter-events-as-health-fears-explode-after-sweary-iran-rant\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump skips three Easter events as health fears explode after sweary Iran rant"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"singleArticle\" data-story=\"2190684\" role=\"main\">\n<article id=\"article-body\">\n<header>\n<h2>The President instead chose to drive around Washington instead.<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p><time datetime=\"2026-04-05T22:32:00Z\"> <span>23:32, Sun, Apr 5, 2026<\/span> <\/time> <time datetime=\"2026-04-05T22:43:57Z\"> Updated: <span>23:43, Sun, Apr 5, 2026<\/span> <\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div data-type=\"article-body\">\n<div>\n<p><picture><source type=\"image\/avif\"  media=\"screen and (min-width:10000px)\"><source type=\"image\/webp\"  media=\"screen and (min-width:10000px)\"><source type=\"image\/jpeg\"  media=\"screen and (min-width:10000px)\"><source type=\"image\/avif\"  media=\"screen and (min-width:100000px)\"><source type=\"image\/webp\"  media=\"screen and (min-width:100000px)\"><source type=\"image\/jpeg\"  media=\"screen and (min-width:100000px)\"><source type=\"image\/avif\"  media=\"screen and (min-width:1200px)\"><source type=\"image\/webp\"  media=\"screen and (min-width:1200px)\"><source type=\"image\/jpeg\"  media=\"screen and (min-width:1200px)\"><source type=\"image\/avif\"  media=\"screen\"><source type=\"image\/webp\"  media=\"screen\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/78\/1200x712\/secondary\/us-president-donald-trump-takes-a-question-from-a-reporter-after-signing-an-executive-order-6844836.jpg?r=1775429037596\" alt=\"US-POLITICS-TRUMP\" title=\"US-POLITICS-TRUMP\" width=\"590\" height=\"393\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/picture><\/p>\n<p><span>Donald Trump skipped 3 Easter services <span>(Image: Getty)<\/span><span data-img=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/78\/1200x712\/secondary\/us-president-donald-trump-takes-a-question-from-a-reporter-after-signing-an-executive-order-6844836.jpg?r=1775429037596\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>US President Donald Trump chose to skip three Easter Sunday services today, instead taking a tour of Washington DC &#8211; sparking further speculation over his health.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The 79-year-old, who posted a bizarre &#8216;praise to Allah&#8217; rant on one of the most important days of the year in the Christian calendar, instead took a &#8216;ceremoniously slow&#8217; tour around Memorial Circle.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>During the ride, he also stopped at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia.<\/p>\n<p>In the nearby St. John\u2019s Episcopal Church, in Lafayette Square, dubbed the \u201cChurch of the Presidents,\u201d where Trump has frequently attended, Easter services were held at 8, 9, and 11am.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Instead, it appears Trump decided to spend his morning on the phone with Fox News reporter Trey Yingst.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>During an appearance on Fox &#038; Friends, the foreign correspondent said he phoned the 79-year-old president on Sunday morning for a 15-minute call about his war on Iran.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe president tells me, \u2018if they don\u2019t make a deal, and fast, I\u2019m considering blowing everything up and taking over the oil,\u2019\u201d Yingst said from Tel Aviv, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/israel\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|AutoLink\">Israel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cThe President went on to say, \u2018you\u2019re going to see bridges and power plants dropping all over their country.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The president also spent the morning sending a barrage of menacing threats toward Iran.<\/p>\n<p>He wrote on Truth Social: \u201cTuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!!\u201d Trump, 79, began. \u201cOpen the F***ing\u2019 Strait, you crazy b*****ds, or you\u2019ll be living in Hell &#8211; JUST WATCH!\u201d he raged. \u201cPraise be to Allah. President DONALD J. TRUMP\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His post has sparked severe backlash, with many questioning the President&#8217;s mental state.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><picture><source type=\"image\/avif\"  media=\"screen and (min-width:10000px)\"><source type=\"image\/webp\"  media=\"screen and (min-width:10000px)\"><source type=\"image\/jpeg\"  media=\"screen and (min-width:10000px)\"><source type=\"image\/avif\"  media=\"screen and (min-width:100000px)\"><source type=\"image\/webp\"  media=\"screen and (min-width:100000px)\"><source type=\"image\/jpeg\"  media=\"screen and (min-width:100000px)\"><source type=\"image\/avif\"  media=\"screen and (min-width:1200px)\"><source type=\"image\/webp\"  media=\"screen and (min-width:1200px)\"><source type=\"image\/jpeg\"  media=\"screen and (min-width:1200px)\"><source type=\"image\/avif\"  media=\"screen\"><source type=\"image\/webp\"  media=\"screen\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/78\/1200x712\/secondary\/sterling-virginia-us-president-donald-trump-leaves-trump-national-golf-club-on-april-05-2026-6844838.jpg?r=1775429037618\" alt=\"President Trump Visits His Virginia Golf Club On Easter Sunday\" title=\"President Trump Visits His Virginia Golf Club On Easter Sunday\" width=\"590\" height=\"394\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/picture><\/p>\n<p><span>Trump was spotted on a tour of Washington <span>(Image: Getty)<\/span><span data-img=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/78\/1200x712\/secondary\/sterling-virginia-us-president-donald-trump-leaves-trump-national-golf-club-on-april-05-2026-6844838.jpg?r=1775429037618\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Outspoken broadcaster <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/piers-morgan\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|AutoLink\">Piers Morgan<\/a> responded: &#8220;This is embarrassing. Delete it, President \u2069 &#8211; unless you want everyone to think you\u2019ve lost your marbles.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Former Republican congresswoman and Trump supporter Marjorie Taylor Greene urged members of the Trump administration to &#8220;intervene in Trump&#8217;s madness&#8221; and stated that his actions were &#8220;not making America great again, this is evil&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer said Trump\u2019s rant resembled that of \u201can unhinged madman\u201d. He wrote on X: \u201cHappy Easter, America. As you head off to church and celebrate with friends and family, the President of the United States is ranting like an unhinged madman on social media.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s threatening possible war crimes and alienating allies. This is who he is, but this is not who we are. Our country deserves so much better.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><var> Get the latest news from around the world and more <\/var>   <span><\/span> <span>Invalid email<\/span><\/p>\n<p>We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you&#8217;ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. Read our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/privacy-notice\">Privacy Policy<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Bernie Sanders, an independent US senator, called it \u201cdangerous and mentally unbalanced\u201d. He said on X: \u201cOne month after starting the war in Iran, this is the statement of the President of the United States on Easter Sunday. These are the ravings of a dangerous and mentally unbalanced individual. Congress has got to act NOW. End this war.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Senator Chris Murphy also called it completely unhinged. He wrote on X: \u201cIf I were in Trump\u2019s Cabinet, I would spend Easter calling constitutional lawyers about the 25th Amendment. This is completely, utterly unhinged. He\u2019s already killed thousands. He\u2019s going to kill thousands more.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p> Christeen Klemp <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/world\/2190684\/donald-trump-skips-three-easter\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The President instead chose to drive around Washington instead. 23:32, Sun, Apr 5, 2026 Updated: 23:43, Sun, Apr 5, 2026 Donald Trump skipped 3 Easter services (Image: Getty) US President Donald Trump chose to skip three Easter Sunday services today, instead taking a tour of Washington DC &#8211; sparking further speculation over his health. 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