Trump can’t make his mind up about the Strait of Hormuz. It’s more important than he lets on

“The United States imports almost no oil through the Hormuz Strait and won’t be taking any in the future. We don’t need it. We haven’t needed it and we don’t need it.”

That was President Donald Trump last Wednesday during his primetime address from the White House.

“Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell – JUST WATCH!”

That was Trump Sunday in a Truth Social post.

What changed?

Well, the price of oil, for one thing.

US oil surged more than 11% on Thursday, the day after his speech, to settle

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