Trump: 'Watch what happens to these deranged scumbags today' — vows to hit Iran 'very hard' over next week

President Trump posted on Truth Social on the morning of Day 14, referencing the Iranian regime: 'Watch what happens to these deranged scumbags today. They've been killing innocent people all over the world for 47 years, and now I, as the 47th President of the United States of America, am killing them. What a great honor it is to do so!' In a separate interview with Fox News, Trump said the US planned to hit Iran 'very hard' over the next week — aligning with Defense Secretary Hegseth's earlier briefing that Friday would see the highest-ever US strike volume. Trump's Fox News comments previewed sustained maximum-pressure operations extending through at least Tuesday-Wednesday of the following week. The Truth Social post is notable for its personal tone — Trump framing the war as a personally meaningful act ('What a great honor') rather than a strategic necessity. Combined with Hegseth's parallel claims that Iran's military is 'defeated' and its leader is 'wounded and disfigured,' the administration's Day 14 messaging is explicitly triumphalist. No exit conditions or ceasefire terms were offered.