Twitter went in a frenzy late Sunday, when President Trump abruptly sent an all-caps warning to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, threatening "consequences the likes of which few throughout history have ever suffered before."

"To Iranian President Rouhani: NEVER, EVER THREATEN THE UNITED STATES AGAIN OR YOU WILL SUFFER CONSEQUENCES THE LIKES OF WHICH FEW THROUGHOUT HISTORY HAVE EVER SUFFERED BEFORE. WE ARE NO LONGER A COUNTRY THAT WILL STAND FOR YOUR DEMENTED WORDS OF VIOLENCE & DEATH. BE CAUTIOUS!" Trump tweeted.



To Iranian President Rouhani: NEVER, EVER THREATEN THE UNITED STATES AGAIN OR YOU WILL SUFFER CONSEQUENCES THE LIKES OF WHICH FEW THROUGHOUT HISTORY HAVE EVER SUFFERED BEFORE. WE ARE NO LONGER A COUNTRY THAT WILL STAND FOR YOUR DEMENTED WORDS OF VIOLENCE & DEATH. BE CAUTIOUS! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 23, 2018



The tweet, sent just before midnight on the East Coast, came after Rouhani issued a warning to Trump earlier in the day about the possibility of "the mother of all wars" should he pursue aggressive policies.

Journalists, politicos, celebrities, and others appeared to be caught off guard.



Oh god now what — Ryan Lizza (@RyanLizza) July 23, 2018

Apparently I hit send on my newsletter too soon 😱 https://t.co/nuIhnQ3uBb — Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) July 23, 2018

Just an all caps tweet to the president of Iran at 11:24 PM on a Sunday. — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 23, 2018

WHAT IS GOING ON? https://t.co/ZH7CcM219T — Preet Bharara (@PreetBharara) July 23, 2018

YOU CRAZY PIECE OF SHIT https://t.co/o6NjEQWkck — Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) July 23, 2018

When he invented the computer key that would bear his name, he thought he was providing a minor convenience. Little did Samuel Jenkins Capslock know his key would help bring about a war that would devastate a planet. — John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) July 23, 2018

this guy trump should be in the WWE hall of fame https://t.co/MRqJQQbXrD — Sopan Deb (@SopanDeb) July 23, 2018

One of the biggest threats to national security in the past 2 years has been increasing the character limit from 140 to 280.



cc: @realDonaldTrump https://t.co/BCX2MqiP9z — David Hogg (@davidhogg111) July 23, 2018

NEVER, EVER THREATEN ME AGAIN OR YOU WILL SUFFER CONSEQUENCES THE LIKES OF WHICH FEW THROUGHOUT HISTORY HAVE EVER SUFFERED BEFORE. WE ARE A SPECIES THAT NO LONGER WILL STAND FOR YOUR DEMENTED WORDS OF VIOLENCE & DEATH. BE CAUTIOUS! pic.twitter.com/I0XIMIigsa — David Martosko (@dmartosko) July 23, 2018

HEY EVERYBODY LOOK OVER HERE AT THIS THING THAT ISN’T RUSSIA https://t.co/MICXzkVtDI — Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) July 23, 2018



Bloomberg News' Sahil Kapur dredged up examples of old Trump tweets, which the reporter said shows the president "repeatedly depicted war with Iran an something a president would do for domestic political gain." All four examples shared by Kapur were from the Obama years.

