“We'll become the guardian of the strait. Maybe we'll call it the 'guardian angel of the strait' and we should be reimbursed for that.” President Trump audio FOX & Friends reported / rebroadcast NBC-TV Nightly News Monday July 13, 2026
NBC reports the reimbursement demand is 20% of the value of any ship's cargo.
“No country is allowed to charge tolls or fees on an international waterway. That's existing international law. That's the way is ...” Secretary of State Marco Rubio June 23, 2026 source: NBC-TV Nightly News
The metaphor: Trump has a tiger by the tail.
The Iranians have Trump twisting in the wind. pathetic
With little more than Netanyahu's encouragement Trump charged into this War with Iran without substantial consultation with NATO allies or trade partner approval.
Then after Trump disrupted their economies Trump acted imposed upon when our allies & trade partners declined to help Trump clean up the mess Trump has created in the strait.
This is the message our allies & trade partners are sending you Mr. President, though you don't seem bright enough to understand it:
If you consult with us before you begin hostilities, and we enter the undertaking as partners unified in purpose, you can count on our cooperation.
But if instead you exclude us from consultation or planning, and get yourself into a mess of your own making, we'll be happy to leave you to get yourself out of it as well.
Most world leaders already understand this.
Apparently OJT Donald does not, or at least didn't until now.
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