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News & Current Events Apr 1, 2026 at 6:07 PM

Trump threatened to stop weapons for Ukraine unless Europe joined Hormuz coalition

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Trump threatened to stop weapons for Ukraine unless Europe joined Hormuz coalition
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Trump threatened to stop weapons for Ukraine unless Europe joined Hormuz coalition
Nato’s top official urged key alliance members to offer help to US to reopen key waterway

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Dry-Performance-2386 Apr 1, 2026 +1
Headline; Pedophile mob boss felon russia-allied president wants EU to pay for his idiotic war to cover up his crimes and if they don't he punishes Ukraine. Not gonna happen.
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TemporarySun314 Apr 1, 2026 +1
the weapons Europe paid for it? (because since Trump took office, the US doesn't supply weapons to ukraine anymore, they sell it to them, while nato countries pay for it). and the US will just take the money? in other countries you would call that embezzlement. in the US you become elected president twice.
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barryvm Apr 1, 2026 +1
It's basically signalling to the entire world that you really shouldn't be buying USA weapons since any old moron elected to the presidency will just leave you hanging high and dry when he makes a catastrophic blunder and needs someone foreign to blame. Regardless of what happens next, we should build up our own industries and avoid buying USA products. They clearly can't be trusted and are effectively a hostile nation at this point. You might as well procure from the Russians themselves.
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CockBrother Apr 1, 2026 +1
Trump has shown that the Presidency can be a dictatorship. So the US is an electoral dictatorship which means that any agreement or law is entirely up to the whim of the president. We'll see how long we hold on to the electoral aspect of it.
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imaginary_num6er Apr 1, 2026 +1
Hasn’t SCOTUS already ruled that the country was founded on a monarchy?
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Le1bn1z Apr 1, 2026 +1
Being America's ally is for suckers right now. Their enemies get sweetheart deals and respect. Their friends get extorted and threatened with invasion. Because America, currently, only respects strength and ruthlessness. The path to peace and the heart of Americans apparently lies in allying with America's enemies. It doesn't make sense to me, but then again, to quote the current President of the United States, banana.
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woodpaulusgnome Apr 1, 2026 +1
Who is to say that any military spec equipment that is supplied by US companies will not be deactivated remotely at the whim of a politician?
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Soft_Author2593 Apr 1, 2026 +1
it looks like there is doubt those weapons are being send in the first place, finland isnt too sure the US isnt just taking the money and opened an investigation
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hdiggyh Apr 1, 2026 +1
Anyone in MAGA who says Trump is making the world "respect us again" is a f****** moron
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DeuceGnarly Apr 1, 2026 +1
Correction - Anyone in MAGA is a f****** moron.
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Scarlettail Apr 1, 2026 +1
By respect they mean "fear Trump and then bow and kiss his foot and do whatever he wants." That's always what it means in any context to them.
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Imaginary-Ad-7919 Apr 1, 2026 +1
I get angry just reading the headline. Trump is unbelievable.
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Zealousideal-Yak3845 Apr 1, 2026 +1
The real story will make you more angry, the weapons were already paid for by the EU upfront
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Wrath_Ascending Apr 1, 2026 +1
At this point it's impossible to say if Trump is a Russian assets or just this inept. A Russian-controlled President would definitely engineer a global crisis that forced Europe to turn away from Ukraine in order to prevent a global depression. But he's so unimaginably stupid you can't rule out the idea he just didn't think it through. Either way, only Russia and Israel benefit from this.
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Villag3Idiot Apr 1, 2026 +1
I'd say inept. One major issue this term was that he got rid of everyone who knew what they were doing and could tell him no. Now it's full of yes men. 
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AdInformal5214 Apr 1, 2026 +1
Actively making the administration inept would be high on the Russian wishlist 
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biscuitarse Apr 1, 2026 +1
It's both
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ryanvsrobots Apr 1, 2026 +1
Both!
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LucasSkywalker89 Apr 1, 2026 +1
I am pretty sure, not to defend Russia or Israel, nobody benefits from it. Russia said no to selling oil during these times, i think till end of June while Israel risks having a regime change and the collapse of IDF.
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femme_mystique Apr 1, 2026 +1
Isn’t this extortion? The same exact thing he got impeached for his first term?
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imthemap45 Apr 1, 2026 +1
trump is more of "make israel great again" and "make russia great again" than "make america great again" and his worshippers lack the intelligence to comprehend this. they fail to see that he is not the anti-globalist president he promised during his first inauguration speech, rather a weak puppet for foreign terrorist nations
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LucasSkywalker89 Apr 1, 2026 +1
Trump is no Putin's friend, let's start it here and end it with: Putin said no to selling oil, so, no huge benefits for them. Putin did a 5D chess move by letting the price go up and not stop. Trump can try to manipulate the stock market with words but physical oil will hit very hard the stock market in the coming week/s
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PropagandaSucks Apr 1, 2026 +1
Stupid fat f***.
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Main-Bandicoot6477 Apr 1, 2026 +1
He loves to kick Ukraine at any chance for his buddy Putin.
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Kakistocracy_0 Apr 1, 2026 +1
his daddy Putin
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Straight-Ad6926 Apr 1, 2026 +1
It makes total sense: you solve a land war in Eastern Europe by sending the tanks to go for a swim in the Middle East. Why didn't we think of this sooner?
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comradesorrow Apr 1, 2026 +1
He has been trying to wiggle out of Ukraine since forever. He is NOT going to continue supporting it whether Europe attacks Iran or not.
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Wrong_Combination977 Apr 1, 2026 +1
Imagine, everybody starts ignoring him. Just don't pay attention and you can see his Ego crumbl. He will be getting physically smaller and sicker every day, because without the Attention he gets weaker and weaker in every way. His fuel is attention. Take it from him.
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sc20k Apr 1, 2026 +1
I remember reading few years back he looked miserable before running for a second term. Mostly because medias didn't care about him anymore.
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OtherwiseAd1659 Apr 1, 2026 +1
I think the same. Altough it really doesnt matter what he says, his acts are often opposite to his words. 
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Hairy_Muff305 Apr 1, 2026 +1
Who is surprised that a puerile bully is willing to do geopolitical blackmail to try to get others to join him and Israel on their war crime campaign? Par for the Donald course.
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Romano16 Apr 1, 2026 +1
The man is a traitor to the United States and her allies. All of that simply benefits Putin. Literally all of it.
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JrSoftDev Apr 1, 2026 +1
Or it benefits Israel (or the Netanyahu far-right government to be precise) and the fascists wanting to grab power by destroying Democracy in America? [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark\_Enlightenment](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Enlightenment) I really don't understand that fixation with Russia. But I also don't doubt the Russians may have "kompromat" on Trump and his close acolytes.
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Eddfan36 Apr 1, 2026 +1
Again, I thought he already did this. You mean he keeps lying to his base? Will they care? No of course not.
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Wonderful-Pause1048 Apr 1, 2026 +1
It’s striking how often the headlines repeat themselves. And their content always revolves around T’s lies, his ignorance, and his threatening behavior
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Infamous_Employer_85 Apr 1, 2026 +1
Did he let Lockheed-Martin and Northrop-Grumman know?
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Keshire Apr 1, 2026 +1
More extortion and blackmail from a dirty ratfink adminstration.
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Working-Chicken3406 Apr 1, 2026 +1
Um, they're literally helping us in Iran with drones. Can his clogged arteries give in already? Pig.
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OtherwiseAd1659 Apr 1, 2026 +1
I thought he did it already. How miserable is the situation that you can't believe in any word of the most powerful person in the world? His "communication" with medias is more unprofessional than any popstar.  The medias are not making it better, they call something "interview" what in fact is just a sentence which he said during leaving the plane. Horrible horrible time how one person can destroy how image of such a country like USA.
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SuzyCreamcheezies Apr 1, 2026 +1
Trump is a soulless ghoul.
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Ok_Shoe_1094 Apr 1, 2026 +1
trump is a war criminal
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i-read-it-again Apr 1, 2026 +1
Europe desperately needs to have an independent arms industry. Trump has proven beyond any doubt. America is not a trustworthy country
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AdInformal5214 Apr 1, 2026 +1
If walks like Krasnov...
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DT-Sodium Apr 1, 2026 +1
Big baby throwing a tantrum again.
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cpt_perv Apr 1, 2026 +1
But I thought Susan Collins said he “learned his lesson” the last time he got caught in a quid pro quo mess. Here he is, quid pro quoing his diaper filled ass all over the place!
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thewrynoise Apr 1, 2026 +1
He’s just flailing as much as he is failing.
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frieddumplings Apr 1, 2026 +1
This to me indicates he's losing the war and is desperate.
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Fragrant-Passion-886 Apr 1, 2026 +1
Its so nice for him to invite us to already won war, such a warm gesture.
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Reduntu Apr 1, 2026 +1
Keep in mind he has also already threatened to genocide Iran if they don't open the strait. He's just threatening everyone.
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Happy-Evening-Sun Apr 1, 2026 +1
Looks like he is 'air' sucking some big Russian horse c***. 
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LightBeerOnIce Apr 1, 2026 +1
What coalition?
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coulls Apr 1, 2026 +1
America (remember, this is their global representative) needs to get its act together. This is shameful.
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