Trump calls critics of war 'treasonous', rejects Iran peace proposal

8:07 pm ET May 1, 2026Trump says critics of war in Iran are 'treasonous'Joey GarrisonPresident Donald Trump said critics of the U.S. war in Iran are "treasonous" for saying the United States is not winning the conflict."Their navy is gone. Their air force is gone. Their whole place is gone," Trump said of Iran during a Friday speech to seniors at The Villages in Florida. "And then we get people to say that we're not winning. We get the radical left to say we're not winning."They don't have any military left. It's unbelievable. It's actually ‒ I believe it's treasonous, OK? You want to know the truth. It's treasonous," the president added.After launching U.S. strikes on Iran on Feb. 28, Trump announced a ceasefire that went into effect April 8 to try to negotiate a deal with Iran and to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which is under a maritime U.S. blockade. While Trump has claimed the war has been a resounding military success, the United States is in a standoff with Iran over reaching a deal that satisfied U.S. concerns about Iran possessing a nuclear weapon.Trump told reporters at the White House earlier in the day that he's rejected