'Nothing to be afraid of!' Donald Trump told ships to 'show some guts' in Strait of Hormuz, here's what happened next - We Got This Covered
By: David James (We Got This Covered)
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Donald Trump couldn’t have been clearer to any ships thinking of passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Sure, the Strait is now in the middle of a brutal warzone and is arguably Iran’s best leverage against the US and Israel, but don’t worry, Trump has your back!
As Trump said on Fox News :
“These ships should go through the Strait of Hormuz and show some guts. There’s nothing to be afraid of. They have no Navy, we sunk all their ships.”
So, how did that work out for them?
Now, I’m no maritime expert, but I’m guessing big ships like that shouldn’t be on fire and exploding?
Great work Donald
Needless to say, shipping companies are not happy. Alexander Prokopakis, executive director of the IBIA (International Bunker Industry Association), which represents ship operators, perhaps understated the situation by saying Trump’s gung-ho remarks have left him and his members “concerned” :
“Our members are very concerned, as are we as an association. We don’t need contradictory messages to the industry, because that creates even bigger problems.”
It’s worth underlining that the situation in the Strait of Hormuz isn’t some theoretical threat to your livelihood: it’s actively affecting your life right now. The price of oil has skyrocketed, which will then be passed down to consumers through higher prices across the board.
There are also many other facets, like 30% of the world’s fertilizer coming through the Strait. The current situation has seen American farmers seeing a 77% price rise in just the last 12 days:
It’s now more than clear that Trump has bitten off more than he expected with Iran. He wanted a quick war that’d give him some good publicity. What he’s gotten is a quagmire with no exit ramp, a future in which Iran will be run by an even more extreme regime with a justified grudge against the United States, and an economy in chaos.
Anyway, if Trump is so certain the Strait of Hormuz is safe, he should sail through there himself!
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The next day after Trump told the tanker ships crews to be brave Iran evidently blew up a US tanker. Maybe he should keep his fat mouth shut.
How likely is that to happen?
trump needs to place an immediate family member of his on every tanker passing thru the strait ...
Starting with himself.
Maybe start with his golfing grand daughter Kai. She can practice her putting on deck in between dodging incoming.
Is that the one that took her security detail to the most expensive grocery store and made a video of it?
She needs to be the next Private Benjamin
yes it is
Trump showing some gut --