Trump threatens to withdraw troops from the Middle East and force Europe, Asia, and the Gulf nations to deal with Iran's blockade on the Strait of Hormuz. Supreme Court rules 8-1 in favor of Colorado's controversial therapy ban for LGBTQ minors. Florida agrees to rename its airport after President Donald J. Trump.
00:00:30.680The USA won't be there to help you anymore, just like you weren't there for us,
00:00:34.120President Trump said in a statement offering to supply oil from the United States
00:00:37.840if the countries cannot, quote, build up some delayed courage to go to the strait and just take it.
00:00:43.900He added that, hey, Iran has been essentially decimated.
00:00:46.300The hard part is done. Go and get your own oil.
00:00:49.360Now, this comes out in reporting that President Trump is ready to end the war,
00:00:52.600regardless of security in the waterway.
00:00:55.200The Wall Street Journal reported that Trump told aides
00:00:57.340He may flat out end the war with Iran without reopening the Strait of Hormuz as his timeline for the war of four to six weeks approaches its end.
00:01:05.480His plan would then be to leave it to Europe and the Gulf states, who are heavily dependent on the flow of oil through the strait, unlike the U.S., to go ahead and deal with it on their own.
00:01:15.420Pete Hegseth gave some comments today and said, after President Trump's wise words, more ships flowed through the strait today. Take a listen.
00:01:23.120On the Strait of Hormuz, there are many more vessels flowing through today than there were, as the president has arranged.
00:01:30.160The president's been clear to Iran, open it for business, or we have options, and we certainly do.
00:01:35.220And when you look at what the chairman laid out with the Navy, with the Navy industrial base, with coastal cruise missiles, with UAVs, with countermine capabilities,
00:01:42.660we've been focused from the beginning on a trading and defeating those capabilities and limiting their options.
00:01:47.720There's lots we're doing as well, some of which is known, some of which is not known, to set the conditions.
00:01:53.520And I think the president was clear this morning in his truth that there are countries around the world who ought be prepared to step up on this critical waterway as well.
00:02:06.540Last time I checked, there was supposed to be a big, bad Royal Navy that could be prepared to do things like that as well.
00:02:11.840So he's pointing out this is an international waterway that we use less than most, in fact, dramatically less than most.
00:02:17.680So the world ought to pay attention and be prepared to stand up.
00:02:20.160President Trump's been willing to do the heavy lifting on behalf of the free world to address this threat of Iran.
00:02:25.240It's not just our problem set going forward, even though we have done the lion's share of preparation to ensure that that strait will be will be open, which is an outcome the president's been very clear on.
00:02:35.960President Trump took aim specifically at France, saying France has been very unhelpful, saying, quote, the country of France wouldn't let planes headed to Israel loaded up with military supplies fly over the French territory.
00:02:49.700France has been very unhelpful with respect to the butcher of Iran, who has successfully been eliminated.
00:04:53.440Pelosi, the lady who accused Republicans of causing an insurrection because of a stolen election, can't make this stuff up, folks.
00:05:01.240Take a listen to the demented former House Speaker.
00:05:04.500We always have concerns, but with this president and these Republicans who have no commitment to the rule of law and doing things the appropriate way, we're ready.