Donald Trump raised eyebrows for the way in which he boasted about US 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 — The White House (@WhiteHouse) March 1, 2026 Critics quickly seized on the phrasing, noting how sunken vessels generally don’t float. The boast came as the US military continued to escalate its major combat operations in the country, which began on Saturday. Three US 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? ? — Carl Howard (@carlfhoward) March 1, 2026 Floating at the bottom of the sea? That is a new one. — Jamie A. (@trsman76) March 1, 2026 Floating at the bottom of the sea? I don’t see how this works. ? — Adam Grumbo (@grumbofilms) March 1, 2026 thats not how floating works — Beamish (@djDriverless) March 1, 2026 Somebody tell grandpa it’s impossible for a ship to float at the bottom of the sea. — Denison Barb (@DenisonBarbs) March 1, 2026 I think when it reaches the bottom of the ocean, it stops floating, sir. — D (@dschorrnyc) March 1, 2026 Uhh, sunken ships at the bottom of the sea don't float. — lepxii stands for: Λ{ε * π} = ξ × ι (@lepxii) March 1, 2026 But you can’t float at the bottom …. ? — disciple13.eth (@Disciple_13) March 1, 2026 How does a ship "float" at the bottom of the sea exactly? — Modified Dow Theory Signals (@CaptainScio) March 1, 2026 Change the word floating to sitting! You can’t float on the bottom of the sea! — KATE ZAHN (@0IIIIIII0_GIRL) March 1, 2026 They can’t float in the bottom. That’s sinking. — Sandi Slonjšak (@sandislonjsak) March 1, 2026