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Irish_Dem

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30. Trump hopes to have control over Hormuz and charge huge prices for passage thru?

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Thu Mar 26, 2026, 12:22 PM

19 hrs ago

NATA countries will get screwed.

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Trump in cabinet meeting just now... [View all] EarlG 20 hrs ago OP

He will never take any responsibility for his actions.... FarPoint 20 hrs ago #1

He's an imbecile ornotna 20 hrs ago #2

Well, yeah EarlG 20 hrs ago #5

the "best people" circling Trump are as mendacious as he is... agingdem 20 hrs ago #8

when his "presidency" ends, Trump, his family, and his entire Duma... OGBuzz 19 hrs ago #19

If not, they can always triple- and quadruple-up. Grokenstein 12 hrs ago #81

If you've ever seen a film of Hitler's rise to power wnylib 17 hrs ago #63

pretending he isn't a moron is one thing Skittles 13 hrs ago #77

They preferred that to a competent woman MustLoveBeagles 19 hrs ago #25

Folks wonder why I always say there will never be a woman president in my lifetime. Boomerproud 19 hrs ago #32

TWICE. Conjuay 19 hrs ago #35

At least Hillary won the popular vote. maddiemom 18 hrs ago #51

Trump is an imbecile Dave Id 18 hrs ago #45

Is that when we drop the nukes? BootinUp 20 hrs ago #3

He still hasn't figured out what NATO's purpose is, Ocelot II 20 hrs ago #4

Well said. yorkster 19 hrs ago #13

NATO equals Defend and Protect NCDem47 19 hrs ago #14

We no longer have a Department of Defense, Secretary of Defense, or defense budget William Seger 19 hrs ago #23

every.single.republican is complicit in this destruction vapor2 19 hrs ago #29

I guarantee that the vast majority of MAGAs don't understand this either. progressoid 19 hrs ago #42

Word! yellow dahlia 17 hrs ago #60

NATO allies strongly supported the U.S. after 9/11 by invoking Article 5, the "collective defense clause." sop 17 hrs ago #66

He has no idea what NATO is for. It's not the responsibility of LeftinOH 20 hrs ago #6

NATO is just one of the any number of littlemissmartypants 20 hrs ago #7

All fluff and no stuff... BattleRow 13 hrs ago #78

Greenland comes to mind BeyondGeography 20 hrs ago #9

😆😆😆 underpants 19 hrs ago #10

He plans to leave NATO moonscape 19 hrs ago #11

Which means NATO can band together to fight the US if Piggy tries to take Greenland, Ocelot II 19 hrs ago #15

The American people apparently too stupid to figure that outno allies- Stargazer99 19 hrs ago #18

At least he's not giving them "48 hours" leftstreet 19 hrs ago #12

Hasn't he refused to pay our share of NATO's membership dues? Wicked Blue 19 hrs ago #16

NATO has no dues, it is a voluntary treaty. Swede 17 hrs ago #72

Sounds to me like we're running out of time to send that stupid SOB to a retirement home (nt) William Seger 19 hrs ago #17

He is going to attempt to withdraw from NATO Happy Hoosier 19 hrs ago #20

That sounds like the best explanation. hadEnuf 19 hrs ago #41

No Nasruddin 18 hrs ago #46

Trump blames NATO members for not cleaning off his shoes after he stomped on a pile of shit. Efilroft Sul 19 hrs ago #21

He's hoping to tax them to use the Strait of Hormuz. Solly Mack 19 hrs ago #22

yeah. The US controlling the straights of Hormuz would be a dangerous thing MadameButterfly 18 hrs ago #48

True. He aspires though. No matter how delusional those aspirations are. Solly Mack 18 hrs ago #53

So he IS employing diversity as a competitive strategy and sees it as a strength for the U.S. OhioBack2Blue 17 hrs ago #61

It's a crazy regime. Solly Mack 17 hrs ago #62

My husband put that on during lunch and I had him change the channel because I was going to puke. Vinca 19 hrs ago #24

You went to war with a non NATO member D_Master81 19 hrs ago #26

We the people are disappointed in him and we will remember this vapor2 19 hrs ago #27

Doing an unparalled job ON us..NOT....FOR us! BattleRow 13 hrs ago #79

He's probably referring to the next regularly scheduled NATO summit on June, 24 & 25. LudwigPastorius 19 hrs ago #28

Trump hopes to have control over Hormuz and charge huge prices for passage thru? Irish_Dem 19 hrs ago #30

Putin. Maru Kitteh 19 hrs ago #31

Since he doesn't know the difference between NATO helping against MadameButterfly 18 hrs ago #49

Precisely. It's all the same to him. Nt Maru Kitteh 17 hrs ago #71

Has Charlie called off the trip yet? malaise 19 hrs ago #33

Why is the Olympics even happening in the US? MadameButterfly 18 hrs ago #50

At least twice, chump referred to "47 years" as in Totally Tunsie 19 hrs ago #34

He's talking about the 47 years since the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran which resulted... Ol Janx Spirit 19 hrs ago #38

Ah. Thank you for the clarification. Totally Tunsie 19 hrs ago #40

To be fair: I'd be willing to bet he couldn't tell you anything about what happened 47 years ago--he's just been... Ol Janx Spirit 19 hrs ago #43

He probably doesn't know what happened 47 minutes ago... 3catwoman3 17 hrs ago #65

He also said we were there for Europe when they needed us. I guess he doesn't know the history of how... Ol Janx Spirit 19 hrs ago #36

Histrionics absolutely...history,eh,not so much. BattleRow 13 hrs ago #80

retribution. sagetea 19 hrs ago #37

And, that isn't what NATO is for, anyway obamanut2012 19 hrs ago #39

He's probably going to help Russia against Ukraine and NATO. ChicagoTeamster 18 hrs ago #44

THis is why he couldn't accept help from Ukraine on anti-drone MadameButterfly 18 hrs ago #54

Ukraine contributed too, even though it wasn't in NATO. For whatever that's worth. Crunchy Frog 17 hrs ago #68

Elections! n/t aggiesal 18 hrs ago #47

Try sometime to count the obvious lies he tells in one breath. gordianot 18 hrs ago #52

Thank you NATO. twodogsbarking 18 hrs ago #55

This shows he's still getting his talking points from Pootie FakeNoose 18 hrs ago #56

Dipshit thinks he's a magical king. Kid Berwyn 18 hrs ago #57

He got a golden awaed yesterday and IcyPeas 17 hrs ago #58

And nobody asked him WHY he was "disappointed?" Warpy 17 hrs ago #59

WE WEREN'T ATTACKED, why would they help us? Figarosmom 17 hrs ago #64

He's going to stand down for Putin orangecrush 17 hrs ago #67

The same NATO that he's been bullying and threatening since he came back into office? Crunchy Frog 17 hrs ago #69

Somebody, please, shove the cabinet door closed really, really hard. Wonder Why 17 hrs ago #70

When Drumpf speaks, the world yawns mdbl 16 hrs ago #73

Cuba HighFired49 13 hrs ago #74

When we were attacked Nato was there proud patriot 13 hrs ago #75

Trump in cabinet meeting just now... Marcuse 13 hrs ago #76

IRAN IF YOU'RE LISTENING emiami 12 hrs ago #82

trump thinks that a test for dementia is an IQ test LetMyPeopleVote 12 hrs ago #83

Phase 3: Profit Shermann 11 hrs ago #84

Rule number 1: NATO for defense only. Qutzupalotl 11 hrs ago #85

A threat a 5 year old would be proud of! Aussie105 8 hrs ago #86

"in a couple of months" thought crime 8 hrs ago #87

The A-hole spent the first days of his administration doing NOTHING but calling them names like a five-year-old..... usaf-vet 8 hrs ago #88