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News & Current Events Apr 12, 2026 at 1:03 PM

Trump says U.S. will blockade Strait of Hormuz after Iran peace talks fail

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Trump says U.S. will blockade Strait of Hormuz after Iran peace talks fail
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Trump says U.S. will blockade Strait of Hormuz after Iran peace talks fail
Trump said the U.S. blockade will stop Iran from policing the strait and benefiting economically while the rest of the world suffers from its closure.
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Nomaki Apr 12, 2026 +11110
The pattern should be obvious to everyone by now. - Weekend, whilst markets are closed: Threaten, performative action. Markets can't react until Monday, when oil and whatever else predictably drops, so Trump and Co can buy falling stocks at c****.  - Monday until Tuesday 8pm (market after hours trading, when commercial trades occur): Keep threatening, escalate, cause stocks to drop further, all the way up until just before 8pm Tuesday, when he announces a "delay" "defer" or whatever to cause a last minute stock market surge. Trump and Co sell their stocks at a high, guaranteeing profits through market manipulation.  - Friday, after 8pm when markets have closed: Repeat. 
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mc_estlavie Apr 12, 2026 +2261
That's why politicians should never have a stake in publicly traded companies. There should be a clear delineation between government and corporations. Government officials should be banned from owning and working in corporations, but will always get a share of what the government earns for the rest of his life, and company owners should automatically face disqualification when running for government positions.
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YoohooCthulhu Apr 12, 2026 +1372
Jimmy Carter had to sell his peanut farm because that was too much of a conflict of interest and 40 odd years later Trump just does this casually
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Icy-Profession-1979 Apr 12, 2026 +752
It’s worse. He had to put it in a blind trust while in office. He couldn’t know anything about it or that would be a conflict of interests. When he left office, he found it was in the hole millions of dollars from mismanagement.
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MaxTheRealSlayer Apr 12, 2026 +261
That's how it should be. Yet now the USA can't even separate church and state, let alone church, state and $$$$$$$
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vivaaprimavera Apr 12, 2026 +180
Politicians... Their families, their party donors... When companies are allowed to buy shares of a government it's unreal to expect that they don't expect a share of the profits (this was worded in such a way that the morons that want the government run like a business can understand what is going on).
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d4videnk0 Apr 12, 2026 +1489
Yeah, tomorrow we should expect further threats and then he'll back out on Tuesday. I'm also sure no real blockade will happen.
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small_trunks Apr 12, 2026 +461
BINO - blockade in name only
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GovernmentOpening254 Apr 12, 2026 +261
TACO BINO
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Onespokeovertheline Apr 12, 2026 +48
SMIMO - Strong Man In Mirror Only
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Robask89 Apr 12, 2026 +989
Yup, he got his shorts in Friday night and will sell em Monday for longs and then double profit! Most corrupt govt ever.
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crafty_alias Apr 12, 2026 +424
Yeah, lets not forget he openly advertised Palantir (PLTR) on his post.
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ClankerCore Apr 12, 2026 +215
We’re going to forget because apparently we forgot that he stocked the entire oval office with McDonald’s and had a photo op about it M***********, went and actually served fries This man has though values or self-worth he just wants to get paid and be liked and then go off to whatever he wants to ease himself, including pleasuring himself with everything and anything and anyone of any kind… The strangest manifestation of a walking disease
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firehazel Apr 12, 2026 +88
All diseases run their course and this one can't end soon enough.
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ChancellorBrawny Apr 12, 2026 +33
Diseases typically run their course or kill their host.
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AarynTetra Apr 12, 2026 +17
And this one is doing exactly that. The host is dying
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3ebfan Apr 12, 2026 +233
Close. His inner circle buys calls or puts on Friday before any weekend news/moves take place so that they can get a big, fat juicy IV pump on Monday morning. The amount of money you could make overnight with 0dte options if you were in Trumps inner circle is honestly insane.
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Soul0103 Apr 12, 2026 +45
Sounds about right. They would be making substantially much more with this method and none of them will face any punishment.
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UpstairsBumble Apr 12, 2026 +18
I don’t know a lot about trading. If he does this same thing every week, why is it only his inner circle that makes money? Why doesn’t everyone else just do the same thing?
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Optimal-Success-5253 Apr 12, 2026 +29
Because they decide on long (great news) or short (terrible news) as if it were r******* and let him announce the news accordingly. Others cant do the same because its impossible predict whether it will be red or green (black) next week
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reelznfeelz Apr 12, 2026 +182
This is right. We need serious forensic investigations into all of the trading around Trump’s decisions. I bet there is a signal in that data that blinks like a flashing red light and points to a few key people and firms.
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Numerous_Try_6138 Apr 12, 2026 +97
By whom? Best I understand it, there are basically no more functional, independent regulatory bodies left.
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Ucscprickler Apr 12, 2026 +40
I keep thinking, "ok this is getting too obvious, he's not going to do it again this week. It would be silly of me to try to take advantage of the market manipulation now." Nope, he'll probably do it again next week and I'll remain to nervous to try timing the market.
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_Ivl_ Apr 12, 2026 +629
Let me guess he and his sycophants shorted the market before the weekend and this was always going the outcome.
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SAMSystem_NAFO Apr 12, 2026 +157
Thats the pattern for the last 3 months. Best bet is Taco Tuesday incoming where they'll pretend they reached and agreement with Iran. This, or if it lasts for more than a week then all bets are off. Interesting (but shitty) times.
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ZasdfUnreal Apr 12, 2026 +12340
As you can see, Trump is the most environmentally friendly President in history. The world will finally be forced to end its fossil fuel addiction.
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ksck135 Apr 12, 2026 +2597
Not the carbon neutrality we want, but the carbon neutrality we need.  Tbf setting oil fields and plants on fire and sending ships and airplanes half the planet over isn't very environmentally friendly. It's just common folks suffering. 
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CursorX Apr 12, 2026 +895
Recessions are huge carbon reduction events. Way to go Trump! 😂
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Krashnachen Apr 12, 2026 +360
This but unironically. Recessions have been the only actually proven way of reducing emissions.
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C0sm1c_J3lly Apr 12, 2026 +351
Covid did a pretty good job. I would love that silence again.
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Ian_Hunter Apr 12, 2026 +192
Honestly. If I knew how long it was going to be I would have enjoyed it more. Or I could have not just doom scrolled all year.🤷
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SomeDudeYeah27 Apr 12, 2026 +132
It taught me being a homebound introvert is fine lol Maybe _too_ fine 😂
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Unnomable Apr 12, 2026 +91
Yeah, people were complaining about not being able to go out, and I was home like "I hope this never ends."
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Dear_Palpitation4838 Apr 12, 2026 +67
I felt the same way about the masks. I enjoyed having my face covered for the most part. I dug the anonymity.
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alex61821 Apr 12, 2026 +64
It was pretty cool to have nature come back the way it did.
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junkshot9112 Apr 12, 2026 +19
they call it the Anthropause. the whales (and entire ocean) absolutely Loved it.
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mtnfinder Apr 12, 2026 +455
Unironically, I have been thinking the same thing. This has been a more effective curb on fossil fuels than just about any climate policy.
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Blueberryburntpie Apr 12, 2026 +387
Yet simultaneously, last month while things were exploding in the Gulf region, a congressman of Missouri proposed an annual tax on EVs and hybrids to discourage people from trying to avoid high gas prices: https://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/03/republicans-in-congress-add-250-annual-federal-ev-tax-to-transport-bill/ > That last one had the effect of bringing forward sales from people who needed an EV and knew the credit was expiring at the end of last September, leading to a rosy-looking Q3 2025 followed by a rather bad Q4. Things got even worse this year—in January just 5.1 percent of all new vehicles sold were EVs, compared to 8.3 percent in January 2025. But the government’s antipathy toward EVs isn’t done yet. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chair Sam Graves (R-Mo.) wants to include an **annual $250 tax on EV drivers—hybrids would also pay $100 a year**—in an upcoming bill. Also in that same month, TotalEnergies was paid $1 billion by the US to abandon renewable energy projects and instead invest in hydrocarbons: https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/03/trumps-latest-anti-wind-effort-pay-companies-to-abandon-offshore-leases/ My prediction: The American public will be squeezed by high fossil fuel prices **and** economically inaccessible renewable energy.
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AlphaGoldblum Apr 12, 2026 +172
If BYD came into the US tomorrow with a $20K electric sedan, we'd probably see some auto execs jumping out windows. That's the main reason our political class is panicking and trying to kill EVs, because the math for an American car will become untenable for the US consumer.
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Blueberryburntpie Apr 12, 2026 +114
Reminds me of the early 1970's when the US automakers were completely unprepared for the 1973 oil crisis, while the Japanese automakers were already several steps ahead. I recall reading that Honda was the first auto manufacturer to meet the early emission requirements *without needing a catalytic converter or other emission control devices* because their vehicles were just that fuel efficient compared to the American competitors.
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Downtherabbithole_25 Apr 12, 2026 +45
It's amazing how consistently the US has failed to learn from history.
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KiwiCounselor Apr 12, 2026 +25
Learning costs money in the short term and America is, intentionally or not, designed to reward short term gain over long term success so that’s exactly what businesses do. “Why invest in electric cars or fuel efficiency when profits are up this quarter? We need to worry about the next quarter, not the quarter after that. We’ll worry about that later.”
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BackgroundSpell6623 Apr 12, 2026 +204
The thing that scares me is how accepting the public is to paying 2-5x more than the rest of the world. These are 5 figure amounts of money. EVs are more than 2x cheaper in other countries. Solar installs upwards of 5x, battery systems maybe more. And no one is angry, they are actually willing to pay or just scared off by the price. No in-between, no anger, no action. There should be no kings levels of protest for this. Don't get me started about medical costs.
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Stampede_the_Hippos Apr 12, 2026 +132
We already do that for healthcare, and we aren't even getting the healthcare half the time, so it makes perfect sense to me.
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AgentSmith187 Apr 12, 2026 +53
Im Australian and it blows my f****** mind what US citizens pay for these things. I drive an EV, I have a roof full of solar panels and batteries. Shit our grid just passed 50% renewables. We are rolling out home batteries at a tremendous pace and solar is incredibly common at the home level. Other than the batteries I brought way too early all of this stuff has paid for itself already and been a major boon to my budget. I ran the numbers for a mate the other day who has a long commute and is really feeling the pinch with fuel price rises. As it stands today he could get a bloody nice BYD with better range and faster acceleration than my EV or his ICE (its already frightfully fast in both cases we both like fast cars) for $15/wk more than his current fuel bill and as prices continue to rise that will disappear real quick. The only issue will be wait times. A month or two back you could have one next week and now its stretching to a month plus and rising fast as more people start to run the numbers.
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rshackleford_arlentx Apr 12, 2026 +41
AFAIK, those kinds of taxes already exist in several states including Virginia and Ohio. The argument is that EV owners don’t pay the gas taxes that fund road maintenance so a nominal fee is charged to recoup those costs. I do think we should do more to encourage EV ownership however. (I own an EV in one of said states fwiw)
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bluebelt Apr 12, 2026 +27
The problem is the EV taxes on registration amount to about twice the gas taxes the average driver pays. It's punitive in nature.
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Blueberryburntpie Apr 12, 2026 +27
The proposed federal tax would be stacked on top of the existing state EV taxes. Also the gas tax hasn't been adjusted for inflation since the 1990's, which means revenue from that has been an increasingly smaller portion of road maintenance budgets. Someone who is driving a 15 MPG truck today is paying less in gas tax than someone who is averaging 25 MPG back in the 1990's. And it's the freight trucks and other very heavy vehicles that cause the most amount of road wear. The tax on EVs and especially on hybrids (the battery pack in my hybrid is less than 100lb, so half the weight of the average American) is just part of the anti-renewable campaign.
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iamstephen1128 Apr 12, 2026 +81
The real 4D chess he's been playing all along is to point out the blantant issues in the system...
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BigE429 Apr 12, 2026 +35
His administration has been like spraying dish soap and water on a gas line. Of course, it's also been like proceeding to hold a lighter up to any leak you find...
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SevesaSfan25 Apr 12, 2026 +17662
Why? Wasn't the goal to open the strait.....Not block it?
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Ranew Apr 12, 2026 +1962
It's so he can open the Strait on Tuesday. This is just the 3 step plan, make a problem, undo your own problem, crow about how amazing you are for fixing the problem.
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Jolly-Masterpiece883 Apr 12, 2026 +832
Today: I will blockade the strait. Tomorrow - oh no! markets drop. Billionaire class buy stocks low Tuesday night after markets close: TACO time! Trump puts a 2 week pause on blockading the strait. Wednesday: markets rebound. billionaire class makes bank from having bought low.
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BmacIL Apr 12, 2026 +311
And the markets keep playing along. We live in a very sick, twisted world.
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Vandergrif Apr 12, 2026 +82
Of course, because greed is the only thing that matters anymore apparently.
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RmG3376 Apr 12, 2026 +81
Don’t forget to buy stocks at step 1 and sell them at step 2
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SnooRobots8901 Apr 12, 2026 +71
And the last step: profit 
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AlexandbroTheGreat Apr 12, 2026 +4516
I assume he means he will block Iranian exports if they are blocking everyone else. Edit: Notwithstanding Trump's comments, CENTCOM announced they would blockade all Iranian ports (including those outside the Persian Gulf). There's no mention of the ships paying the Iranian toll. 
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SweetChilliJesus Apr 12, 2026 +871
Hes claiming the US navy will interdict any ship that pays a toll to Iran to pass through Hormuz, so not just Iranian shipping
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ilikepizza30 Apr 12, 2026 +959
Somehow, I bet if some country wanted a ship to get through, and they called up Trump and offered him $2 million to let it though... it'd get through. Trump just didn't want to be cut out of Iran's money for passage business.
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oh-shazbot Apr 12, 2026 +423
> Trump just didn't want to be cut out of Iran's money for passage business. ding ding ding. as soon as they offer him a piece of the pie he'll be totally ok with charging tolls on any and all points.
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Weirdyxxy Apr 12, 2026 +130
He even suggested getting rid of free passage through the international water there in a "joint venture" with Iran
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Catch_022 Apr 12, 2026 +158
So the US is going to stop Chinese flagged ships? And what if they refuse to stop? Also, this is going to massively increase the price of oil for everyone, yes people in the US as well.
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[deleted] Apr 12, 2026 +4608
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SHITBLAST3000 Apr 12, 2026 +1285
Xi will call Trump and let Chinese vessels through. This is the same moron that “blockaded” Cuba and Russia just walked in and nothing happened. Trump above all is a spineless p**** that will bend the knee instantly to Xi and Putin when they voice their collective displeasure.
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Strayed8492 Apr 12, 2026 +580
Yup. Actually on schedule for another TACO Tuesday
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SHITBLAST3000 Apr 12, 2026 +172
You have any idea how many ships it will take to vet everything in the strait? This is unworkable insanity.
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SomeBaldDude2013 Apr 12, 2026 +1992
People thought I was losing my mind when I said Trump could potentially be the most destructive person in history by destroying the global economy. Feeling fairly vindicated at the moment. 
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tierciel Apr 12, 2026 +369
So many people thought this would be like Trump 1.0 with career people running departments who would tell Trump no. Trump 2.0 fired all those people, it's only yes men now. When it comes to planning Trump is often the smartest in the room. Not because he is intelligent, but because he has fired everyone else.
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OreillyAddict Apr 12, 2026 +129
Oh, man. I remember checks and balances
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TheDreadPirateBonnet Apr 12, 2026 +68
Now all we get are bounced checks and negative balances.
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kryonik Apr 12, 2026 +818
People said voting in a "socialist" like Harris would lead to inflation comparable to Venezuela. Trump is single handedly speed running global inflation to beat their record. *Everything* relies on oil in some capacity in at least one stage of production. Cutting off a large portion of the global supply will increase the price of *everything*.
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xdonutx Apr 12, 2026 +405
Plus it’s so super awesome that the federal government ended EV tax credits just in time for an oil crisis that they started. Really cool. The coolest.
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Brief-Definition7255 Apr 12, 2026 +177
Almost like that’s the plan
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RedditTipiak Apr 12, 2026 +182
It is. America is speed running Russia's economy in the 90's. Simplified: crash the economy, gouge out the prices, make life unaffordable, force small middle and some high level owners to sell their assets... then the oligarchy swoops in and buys everything. You will own nothing. The oligarchy will own you. Ex: JD Vance and AcreTrader and AppHarvest.
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Legitimate-Type4387 Apr 12, 2026 +49
They already do. This is just a rapid increase in their rate of consolidation. The people currently at the top are just making a move to permanently cut off all future challengers and cement their positions of power.
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blodskaal Apr 12, 2026 +16
Pitchforks when?
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walkingcarpet23 Apr 12, 2026 +23
From what I've been seeing people aren't using pitchforks they're using molotovs
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Devastator_Hi Apr 12, 2026 +88
Cutting off oil to the entire world while simultaneously eliminating renewable energy programs in the USA. Double down on stupidity.
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0202_tihssitidder Apr 12, 2026 +59
They are the asset holders. They want inflation. Their assets go up. They want markets crashing, so they can buy at bottoms. They want people weak. They want people to die (poor people). They have zero concern for anything other than short term profits. It is just one reason why they spend billions on denying Global Warming with all their misinformation.
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Fit-Macaroon5559 Apr 12, 2026 +31
Trump got what he wanted out of the American voters!He was never for improving the lives of the people at all!The only way for a better future is to get rid of him and his administration!At this point it shouldn’t be left vs right! It has to be an altogether effort towards a proper democracy!
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JackBurton___Me Apr 12, 2026 +449
The art of the deal. This should help gas prices
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Forward-Weather4845 Apr 12, 2026 +204
Why does Trumps deals only make things worse off?
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TalkersCZ Apr 12, 2026 +261
He is obsessed with win-lose situations. If other side is not losing, he feels like he is not winning.
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Forward-Weather4845 Apr 12, 2026 +194
Pisses me off that I had 0 voice in his “election” yet everyone of his actions has had a direct impact on my life, pocket and country. F*** this guy.
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Letstalkreaper Apr 12, 2026 +76
And people around me wonder why I pay so much attention to US politics when I’m not in the US.
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Names_Stan Apr 12, 2026 +76
This is it exactly. This is why he’s so terrible as a leader. Not only does he only think win-lose, he’s also obsessed with the public appearance of win-lose. Any person, organization or country would be absolutely nuts to do fair dealing with a person like that.
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OralSuperhero Apr 12, 2026 +16
Zero sum game. It turns out some people can't imagine "creating" wealth.
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TalkersCZ Apr 12, 2026 +23
Not really. His shady practices are well known. He would make a contract with companies and then when they finish pressure them into worse situation offering them significantly less or to fight his million dollars legal team, eating massive loses in legal battles for years and forcing them to give him discounts. Thats win-lose with Trump. He is trying to do the same thing internationally.
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_Face Apr 12, 2026 +26
born rich. thinks he earned his position. failed up his whole life.
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pixelwhip Apr 12, 2026 +27
It makes him Richer with stock market manipulation so I doubt he gives two fucks about how this will affect everyone else.
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flippygen Apr 12, 2026 +204
*In the same post Trump also says that he's "instructed our Navy to seek and interdict every vessel in International Waters that has paid a toll to Iran", and that the US Navy is going to start " destroying the mines the Iranians laid in the Straits".* *"No one who pays an illegal toll will have safe passage on the high seas," he says, adding "any Iranian who fires at us, or at peaceful vessels, will be BLOWN TO HELL!"*
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Seanspeed Apr 12, 2026 +63
And how do they plan on enforcing this blockade? Will the US Navy start shooting ships from China and elsewhere?
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Red_Dox Apr 12, 2026 +24
Blowing up all those fishing boats on the south american coastlines and then stealing whole oiltankers, taught the guys in charge here that nobody will object once they start doing it elsewhere.
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solapelsin Apr 12, 2026 +306
That’s insane. The whole situation with Iran is awful, and I’m really not defending them, but… if other sovereign countries (or ships registered with them) decide on some sort of trade agreement (that may or may not involve a toll), surely that’s up to them? You can’t just threaten to go full pirate on everyone because you don’t like their financial decisions. I’m honestly not sure the US’s reputation can ever recover at this point. 
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pleasedtoheatyou Apr 12, 2026 +201
It's bizarre really. America spent years trying to be world police for their own benefit, started moaning about how expensive it was so said they didn't want it anymore so would remove all the benefits others got from the deal, and are now confused why no-one is doing what they say.
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Jigsawsupport Apr 12, 2026 +99
There has always been a particular strain of thought among Republicans, that all the things that America did abroard was basically charity at best, and not for Americas benefit. And that all the good things America accrued from its foreign policy were just actually natural facets of reality. As such they have talked themselves into this weird position, were they think the world should be ordered and behave as they say so, without doing anything but occasionally bombing people.
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pleasedtoheatyou Apr 12, 2026 +48
> all the good things America accrued from its foreign policy were just actually natural facets of reality. Basically the "god bless America" propaganda has been so effective that the people running America believe it themselves.
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fangdangfang Apr 12, 2026 +46
Let’s see what happens when they try to interdict a Chinese flag vessel in international waters, that will surely open some can of worms, imagine China does the same thing in the South China Sea
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Stimbes Apr 12, 2026 +342
Here is what is stupid about MAGA. Right now his supporters will say, "Trump doesn't take shit off anyone! Look at him man up and stick it to them!" It will be talk like that. But logically you can't bully someone or a group and expect them to react in a positive way. Imagine working in customer service and all you did was tell people F U or yell at them when they have a problem. You wouldn't have that job for long for one and two you run off people. No one would come back do deal with an a******. If they do come back do deal with an a****** it's going to be another a****** looking for a fight. This is basic people skills and a group of people who grew up watching pro wrestling will see this as entertainment/strength. They have no concept of diplomacy and don't care because this is a big show them. Finally we are sticking it to other countries and the weak. These people are now in their group so they are the enemy and should be treated as accordingly. They are tearing the world apart for entertainment. This is all they care about.
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flonnil Apr 12, 2026 +110
he realized that he could demand tolls.
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TheVenetianMask Apr 12, 2026 +37
Ever seen someone do something really embarrassing and go "That totally was on purpose, ahaha." He's now pretending the Strait is closed because he wanted to.
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MannequinWithoutSock Apr 12, 2026 +101
He wants to charge for it. He’s been talking about it for a while now.
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K3VINbo Apr 12, 2026 +46
I always thought that what Trump always did was projection, but I've come to realize it's him getting other's ideas.
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Biotic101 Apr 12, 2026 +157
He can not open the strait, but **his ego demands him being the one officially in control of the situation**. And how would you prove him wrong? Closed is closed. Not sure if the destroyer USS MICHAEL MURPHY and other ships slipped further into the gulf or returned in the end. But I guess we might learn eventually if the whole peace summit was just a ruse to cover up preparation for an invasion of the islands or not.
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Forward-Weather4845 Apr 12, 2026 +39
Now it’s more closed! Winning!
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thehohungyi Apr 12, 2026 +62
“If I can’t have it, neither can you!”
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Inevitable_Butthole Apr 12, 2026 +267
Mar 3: "We won the war." Mar 7: "We defeated Iran." Mar 9: "We must attack Iran." "The war is ending almost completely, and very beautifully." Mar 12: "We did win, but we haven't won completely yet." Mar 13: "We won the war." Mar 14: "Please help us." Mar 15: "If you don't help us, I will certainly remember it." Mar 16: "Actually, we don't need any help at all." "I was just testing to see who's listening to me." "If NATO doesn't help, they will suffer something very bad." Mar 17: "We neither need nor want NATO's help." "I don't need Congressional approval to withdraw from NATO." Mar 18: "Our allies must cooperate in reopening the Strait of Hormuz." Mar 19: "US allies need to get a grip -step up and help open the Strait of Hormuz" Mar 20: "NATO are cowards." Mar 21: "We don't use it, we don't need to open it." Mar 22: "This is the last time. I will give Iran 48 hours." "Iran is Dead" Mar 23: "We are giving them more time." Mar 24: "The war is nearing its end." Mar 25: "We are still negotiating." Mar 26: "Iran is begging for peace. They gave us a gift. We will give them more time." Mar 27: "Talks with iran are going very well" Mar 28: "War will be over soon" Mar 29: "Maybe we take Kharg island, maybe we dont" Mar 30: "Open the Strait or we will obliterate all energy infrastructure and oil wells" Mar 31: "We dont need the strait, we got plenty of oil. Get it yourself UK." April 1: "Iran wants a ceasefire" / "Strongly considering pulling out of NATO" / "There's no deal with Iran" April 3:"We can take their oil and make a fortune" April 5:"Open the fuckin strait you crazy bastards or youll be living in hell" April 6:"US could charge for strait of hormuz passage" April 7:"A whole civilization will die tonight" April 8:"Iran accepts ceasefire, the strait is opened" *strait closed* April 9:"NATO allies have days to reopen the strait" April 10:"Iran has no cards" April 11:"We're going to open up the strait" April 12:"US will blockade the strait"
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PassionInitial7487 Apr 12, 2026 +2558
So now America will hold the strait hostage and extract toll?
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Warlord68 Apr 12, 2026 +3389
Until Venezuela gives up Greenland!
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Ifritmaximus Apr 12, 2026 +568
This comment hurt my soul
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Vier_Scar Apr 12, 2026 +181
Norway didn't give me the Nobel Peace Prize, and now they won't give me Iceland!
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Soft_Author2593 Apr 12, 2026 +126
Don't worry, Mexico will pay the tolls for us 
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PresidentHurg Apr 12, 2026 +122
Yes but Belgium is going to hold an blockade behind the Iranian one and the US one and extract a toll there. Hey, if every country blockades and extracts a toll we are back to free* passage!
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Capa_D Apr 12, 2026 +37
What did we do to get dragged into this, with our huge navy?
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KenseiMaui Apr 12, 2026 +28
our four troops have the catapult loaded sir!
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Sevastous-of-Caria Apr 12, 2026 +15
Iran takes a toll. Ships move 20meters. Us takes a toll :)
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TriXter69 Apr 12, 2026 +5977
Zero strategy. He just does whatever the f*** comes to mind
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slinkyboots Apr 12, 2026 +1910
"You can't close it if I close it first!" It's giving strong "you can't fire me if I quit" vibes
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BiggsIDarklighter Apr 12, 2026 +233
You’re closed!
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styzr Apr 12, 2026 +272
“You can’t lose if you don’t have a goal.” Don Tzu
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Spoopyskeleton48 Apr 12, 2026 +130
“If you don’t know what you are doing then neither does your enemy” - Don Tzu.
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Sir-Mocks-A-Lot Apr 12, 2026 +82
"You mess with the bull, maybe you get the horns, maybe you get the hooves, maybe the bull loses interest and walks away. A lot of things could happen" - Don Tzu
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EqualDatabase Apr 12, 2026 +26
"Many cows are mooing about this"
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kraydel Apr 12, 2026 +15
"Hung like a bull, Arnold Palmer." - Dong Tzu
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Sir-Mocks-A-Lot Apr 12, 2026 +21
You motherfuckers are on to something here lol. This needs to be made a meme ASAP.
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MediocreAssociate466 Apr 12, 2026 +378
80 million morons support this man. The rot is deep
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FoodMentalAlchemist Apr 12, 2026 +88
And literally Billions of people have to deal with the mess because of them. Like: If you want to throw your country down the cliff: fine your choice. But please stop pulling our legs, we DIDN'T have the chance to vote for this
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ChroniclesOfSarnia Apr 12, 2026 +115
Just look at these comments. After TWELVE YEARS of this orange moron's proclamations, they STILL can't help themselves... "maybe... maybe THIS time he's right!?"
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NotAnotherEmpire Apr 12, 2026 +98
He doesn't have the day-to-day continuity for strategy anymore.
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El_Peregrine Apr 12, 2026 +57
Dumb f*** never had the makings of a varsity president 
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rutgersftw Apr 12, 2026 +21
Sharp as a cue ball, that one.
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antmars Apr 12, 2026 +817
Well this trade blockade stuff sure is interesting after all. I think we all need to go back to 1999 and give George Lucas an apology.
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airwalker08 Apr 12, 2026 +129
"Is it legal?" "We'll make it legal." Never expected this to become reality.
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jollyralph Apr 12, 2026 +351
Turmoil has engulfed the world economy. The introduction of tolls on trade routes through the Strait of Hormuz is in dispute. Hoping to resolve the matter with a blockade of deadly battleships, the greedy President of the United States has stopped all shipping out of the small nation of Iran.
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antmars Apr 12, 2026 +195
He was right about one thing. The negotiations were short.
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SlumdogSkillionaire Apr 12, 2026 +52
Hesa cause maybe, one or twooie little bitty accidenties.
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livefreeordont Apr 12, 2026 +17
Now we just need Kash Patel stepping in poop
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ian_macintyre Apr 12, 2026 +256
So we've gone from zero countries blockading the strait, to TWO countries blockading it.
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Sir-Mocks-A-Lot Apr 12, 2026 +56
It's a double negative, so theoretically, it's open again.
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0202_tihssitidder Apr 12, 2026 +42
"Business Man"
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zumera Apr 12, 2026 +736
Hello, Congress? Do you still exist?
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Ryanlester5789 Apr 12, 2026 +350
They’re too busy trying to get ICE another tank or banning litter boxes from bathrooms in schools.
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thehalfwit Apr 12, 2026 +86
And preventing U.S. citizens from voting.
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SpontaneousDream Apr 12, 2026 +127
Their power was usurped long ago. This is a clear constitutional crisis imo.
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Ruscidero Apr 12, 2026 +129
The worst part is that it wasn’t even usurped — it was handed over freely, piece by piece, over decades.
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Roderto Apr 12, 2026 +60
The entire system of division of powers was built on the assumption that different levels would never willingly give up their power and authority. And yet that’s exactly what Congress did.
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octatone Apr 12, 2026 +19
Congress exists right now as a majority GOP government and the GOP will never go against their king. Stop asking for congress to do shit when you know verywell that the GOP supports him 100% when it matters. They won't impeach their king. You want change, vote for progressive dems. That's all you can do. If you vote GOP? You want this. You are voting for this.
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Spare-Pace4283 Apr 12, 2026 +75
We all died during Covid and this is a fever dream in the afterlife
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Scholastic_nobody Apr 12, 2026 +1894
Yeah go sink the world economy idiot 
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pgerding Apr 12, 2026 +553
Will china and the rest of countries stand for this? The whole world‘s economy is at risk because of trump BS
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ianjm Apr 12, 2026 +379
This is why escalation could still lead to a major power shooting war You know, WW3
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glitterlok Apr 12, 2026 +208
I think you mean “world special military action 3.”
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Ranew Apr 12, 2026 +750
So, we're going to close the strait for Iran?
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Brief_Hospital_1766 Apr 12, 2026 +445
No, they're closing the strait to Iranian traffic, which up to this point has been allowed to pass unimpeded to keep the global oil prices somewhat in check. If he does it, expect to see oil go much higher and the economies of the world to suffer accordingly.
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Seanspeed Apr 12, 2026 +219
No, they're closing to strait to all ships that pay Iran any toll. This is way more than just Iranian traffic.
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Nurkanurka Apr 12, 2026 +134
According to the tweet, not just ships that pay Iran any toll. All ships, both directions. No traffic.
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NoSweat_PrinceAndrew Apr 12, 2026 +59
The local fish populations will love the peace and quiet
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joemeteorite8 Apr 12, 2026 +162
I’m fully expecting another TACO
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Bluejayadventure Apr 12, 2026 +58
I'm hoping for TACO Tuesday
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GreatGojira Apr 12, 2026 +1142
Will he be a b**** and let Russian ships pass?
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old_righty Apr 12, 2026 +687
I think we all know the answer to that.
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ChroniclesOfSarnia Apr 12, 2026 +177
YES. Yes. The answer is yes. Couln't help myself
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tinyj96 Apr 12, 2026 +500
Can we remove this guy from office F****** 10 YEARS AGO PLEASE.
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MovieGuyMike Apr 12, 2026 +204
It’s sad most of us have spent 12 years with Trump at the center of American politics. F*** everyone enabling this.
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hoxxxxx Apr 12, 2026 +112
i feel bad for the kids. you know how your first memories are around like 4 years old or so? there are kids with drivers licenses that know nothing but trump. it's insane. i tell the younger ones at my work all the time that none of this is normal, that this is all insane.
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Roderto Apr 12, 2026 +46
Keep telling them. Because if a critical mass of the U.S. decides this *is* the new normal, the U.S. (and probably the entire world) is toast.
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brandt-money Apr 12, 2026 +705
This dude gets dumber every minute.
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Dinmorerfeit Apr 12, 2026 +156
It's the syphilis. Going downhill just like Capone.
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Stupidwhizzzzz Apr 12, 2026 +70
Capone was strategic and organized most of the time when he operated. He had a huge temper problem, but he didn’t do dumb shit every day he woke up almost seemingly on purpose. Well until the syphilis got him. This Hormuz shit would be the equivalent of Capone going to his rivals and starting shit for no apparent reason when everyone was operating just fine, just with a bit of natural animosity
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SnooChickens1534 Apr 12, 2026 +287
What an absolute shitshow Trumps administration is . All this could've easily been avoided if he'd left Obamas agreement alone but hes too much of a thin skinned , egotistical moron to have done that . Remember when he said Obama would get us into war with Iran because he cant negotiate. But but but Obama gave the Iranians a billion in cash , well the wars cost 50 billion with 4 billion worth of equipment destroyed , 13 dead troops , hundreds wounded and thousands of Iranian civilians dead. What a genius
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blank-_-face Apr 12, 2026 +57
>Obama gave the Iranians a billion in cash Trump’s own ceasefire agreement allows the Iranians to start collecting $2 million per ship passing through the strait, which would earn them ~$60 billion annually under normal conditions.
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SlaterVBenedict Apr 12, 2026 +65
This was the point the whole time - his entire existence in office is to enrich himself, his Russian and other handlers, and a handful of wannabe oligarchs. Thats it.
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NotoriouslyBeefy Apr 12, 2026 +347
What is he going to do, attack a Chinese vessel that tries to go through?
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xanas263 Apr 12, 2026 +299
He has instructed the navy to intercept all ships that have been allowed through the Strait by Iran and hold them, even in international waters. So basically yes.
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Imoraswut Apr 12, 2026 +181
Isn't that just piracy?
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xanas263 Apr 12, 2026 +246
It's called privateering when you are backed by a country.
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Ju1ss1 Apr 12, 2026 +34
Ok, we all know Trumpet is a senile idiot, but how the f*** all the other republicans just watch as their country gets worse and worse by every decision Trump does? I mean in every possible way everything would be better if Trump would have just played golf and drank Coke since his election. Unreal.
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Unlucky_Paint_9194 Apr 12, 2026 +96
Sooo..... The first justification was regime chance , then oil , after that unblock the strait Now is to block the strait? I'm not a citizen of the US but I know this history and without a single doubt in my mind THIS IS THE WORST ADMINISTRATION IN ITS HISTORY
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AstroScoop Apr 12, 2026 +42
Yes but I heard that Kamala would’ve caused the heat death of the universe by now so not as bad I guess
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Placeholder4me Apr 12, 2026 +53
“If you don’t unblock the strait, I will block it harder” is not the flex he thinks it is
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Gnomeslikeprofit Apr 12, 2026 +155
Iran: I will close the straight! USA: I Blockade you first! Iran: Donald, That means no ships can leave USA: No, I blockade you first so no ships can leave
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0202_tihssitidder Apr 12, 2026 +76
Can't someone distract Orange Grandpa with a p*** star who looks like his daughter? Give us all a small break.
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MarkG1 Apr 12, 2026 +27
Can he not just f*** off? Usually people with dementia are put somewhere they're not a danger to themselves or others and I'm sure with the Trump family assets they could afford a really nice care home.
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Waldorf_Astoria Apr 12, 2026 +29
Just a friendly reminder that people who watch Fox News are *less* informed than people who watch no news at all.
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LVDirtlawyer Apr 12, 2026 +167
It was closed before, but now it's on double secret closure.
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dongsfordigits Apr 12, 2026 +47
Some are saying it’s the most closed it’s ever been. Nobody else has been able to closed it like this. It’s incredible, incredibly closed. 
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we_are_sex_bobomb Apr 12, 2026 +175
Pathetic attempt to try to make it look like he is in control of a situation he has absolutely lost the plot on. If he could control the Strait, he would open it up and charge everyone money to pass through it. All he’s doing is pointing at what Iran is doing and saying “I’m doing that! I’m in charge and I’m doing that! I told them to do it that’s why they’re doing it!” H******* loser energy.
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ksck135 Apr 12, 2026 +271
You can't block the strait if we block it first! Check mate Iranians! 
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PlsSuckMyToes Apr 12, 2026 +53
This is the announcement to tank the market so his buddies can buy. Then when he relents they print money
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mabhatter Apr 12, 2026 +20
I'm getting tired of being cynical, but this is a grift.  Trump saw Iran getting a tribute on safe passage and thought he (not the US, him personally) should get tribute too because NATO didn't help him when he threw a tantrum. 
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DannyDevitosNappy Apr 12, 2026 +16
Trump and his cronies really are just toddlers who ask for candy, get denied, and just throw a temper tantrum immediately.
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Spooknik Apr 12, 2026 +137
It’s so clear he’s just panicking at this point.
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SpontaneousDream Apr 12, 2026 +88
Definitely. He has NO CLUE what to do. Backed into a corner and he is panicking. This is a big escalation and a very stupid move for numerous reasons. Not to mention it's blatantly illegal, but hey, laws don't matter with this admin.
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acquiescentLabrador Apr 12, 2026 +23
Backed into a corner *by himself*
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Bartolos_Cologne Apr 12, 2026 +253
Why would you blockade the thing you're trying to open? The thing that was of course open before your attacks closed it...
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trustifarian Apr 12, 2026 +178
You’ve apparently never read Art of the Deal. Trump hasn’t either but that’s beside the point. 
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Paizzu Apr 12, 2026 +37
> If he were writing “The Art of the Deal” today, Schwartz said, it would be a very different book with a very different title. Asked what he would call it, he answered, “The Sociopath.” [Donald Trump’s Ghostwriter Tells All](https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/07/25/donald-trumps-ghostwriter-tells-all)
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SmegmaWarrior0815 Apr 12, 2026 +15
Fart of the Deal
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falconfalcon7 Apr 12, 2026 +29
Iran should say they have opened the strait and let the US firmly be the 'bad guys'
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