Donald Trump raised eyebrows for the way in which he boasted about U.S. forces wiping out Iranian ships.

Trump posted on his Truth Social platform on Sunday:

“I have just been informed that we have destroyed and sunk 9 Iranian Naval Ships, some of them relatively large and important. We are going after the rest — They will soon be floating at the bottom of the sea, also!”

"I have just been informed that we have destroyed and sunk 9 Iranian Naval Ships, some of them relatively large and important. We are going after the rest — They will soon be floating at the bottom of the sea, also!" - President Donald J. Trump 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/cIczM80K1Z

Critics quickly seized on the phrasing, noting how sunken vessels generally don’t float.

The boast came as the U.S. military continued to escalate its major combat operations in the country, which began on Saturday.

Three U.S. troops have been killed and five others seriously wounded in the operation. Trump has acknowledged that there could be further casualties in the conflict, which he has suggested may last up to a month.

Floating or sitting? 🤔

Floating at the bottom of the sea? That is a new one.

Floating at the bottom of the sea? I don’t see how this works. 🤷

thats not how floating works

Somebody tell grandpa it’s impossible for a ship to float at the bottom of the sea.

I think when it reaches the bottom of the ocean, it stops floating, sir.

Uhh, sunken ships at the bottom of the sea don't float.

But you can’t float at the bottom …. 🤣

How does a ship "float" at the bottom of the sea exactly?

Change the word floating to sitting! You can’t float on the bottom of the sea!

They can’t float in the bottom. That’s sinking.

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