Trump Tells Tankers to 'Show Some Guts' as Oil Prices Spike
By: David Gilmour (Mediaite)
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David GilmourMar 9th, 2026, 9:15 am Share XFacebook Copy Link
President Donald Trump demanded tanker crews sailing through the Strait of Hormuz, south of Iran, "show some guts" as oil prices spike, claiming in an interview with Fox News host Brian Kilmeade that there was "nothing to be afraid of" after the U.S.-Israeli joint operation against the regime.
Global oil prices reached over $100 per barrel early Monday amid fears of a longer-term disruption to energy supplies through the key Strait of Hormuz shipping route.
Roughly a fifth of the world's oil typically passes through the narrow waterway, but shipping has largely ground to a halt since the conflict began more than a week ago.
U.S.-Israeli strikes against Iran's military installations have resulted in strikes from Iran, in the form of drone and rocket fire, against neighboring oil and gas-producing nations, some of which are the location of the region's U.S. military bases.
Kilmeade revealed on Fox & Friends Monday that the president had urged oil transportation companies that use the route to "get to it" as he argued Iranian regime's capability to attack the ships had been weakened.
He explained that during the call, he'd asked the president how he planned to "get the prices down," then relayed Trump's words:
He says, 'Tell these tankers to get themselves, get to it, we have wiped out most of their launchers.' Here is exactly what he said: 'These ships should go through the Strait of Hormuz and show some guts, there's nothing to be afraid of. [The Iranians] have no navy, we sunk all their ships.'
He went on to say: 'Look, there is risk in the region, the region is volatile, their launchers, there's just about 150 left, that's just about 20% of totals, they can't regenerate, they can't make any more. We are in the region and need to act quickly on all these type of attacks.'
The co-host further explained that he believes that the Trump administration is sending "some additional naval assets" to escort tankers, but reasoned that a tanker had traveled through the strait on Sunday with "no problem."
Summing up Trump's call, Kilmeade concluded: "He's saying, 'Come on, guys. Get to it!'"
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I think Don Jr should volunteer to play the DeCaprio role on the front of one of these tankers
junior hasn't been in the news much lately, not since daddy pardoned his coke dealer ...
too bad kilmeade didn't know trump while he was going thru puberty, trump could've helped him clear up his complexion ...
"Get to it"? What the hell does that mean? They don't have weapons on those oil tankers to take out the enemy blocking the lanes.
He knows he fucked up. Or he should know. It's his fault oil prices are this high. The economy is tanking and it's all his fault.
POS/POTUS has never been to a gas station in his entire worthless life ...
he's been to a grocery store, once, for a photo op most of his supporters could point to while yanking it ...
If it doesn't effect him personally, he doesn't know or care about it.
The economy is tanking and it's all his fault.
Nope. It’s those pussies captaining the tankers. If not them then it’s Biden. Maybe even Hunter. And the Trump supporters cheer …
As he hides in his mansion in Florida.
If you look at Trump's and the administrations comments over the past few days we've already given up on the idea of helping the Iranian population get their freedom. In fact Trump said today that if Iran doesn't let the oil tankers pass through the Strait he will destroy the whole country. I assume that means the civilians too.