Unclear how seriously Trump meant the remark or whether it represented a new policy position
Donald Trump on Friday urged Americans to accept slightly higher gasoline prices as the cost of preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and said he would soon declare the Strait of Hormuz a U.S territory.
The comments underscore the growing political risk for Trump as higher fuel prices collide with his campaign promise to lower energy costs, with Democrats already seeking to make the economic fallout from the Iran war an issue heading into the November midterm elections.
In a speech in Garden City, N.Y., Trump said Americans who had to "pay a tiny little bit more for your gasoline" should remember that this was the cost of ensuring "a very evil country" could not have a nuclear weapon.
40 Comments
BlueEther@no.lastname.nz · 41 pts · 1d
I declare the
GolfGulf of America a NZ territory. Hence forth it shell be named after the most powerful country in the region - The Golf of Mexicoedit: well that is embarrassing, but Ill leave it mostly as is
Vandals_handle@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 1d
The Golf of Mexico, coming in 2027.
Tiger666@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 16h
I was expecting a golf(gulf) club but somehow got a car.
Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 1d
FOUR!
k0e3@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 1d
Can't tell if intentional typo to mock OP's spelling of gulf, or an actual typo.
EvergreenGuru@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1d
FORE!!!
Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 23h
Tyop.
otter@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 1d
I second that declaration
I also declare a thumb war
Bustedknuckles@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1d
I'd visit!
kreskin@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 19h
its a shithole and a dead zone in the ocean. You can have it. Enjoy. We'll throw in texas, mississippi, and florida too if you agree to no takebacksies.
andyburke@fedia.io · 30 pts · 1d
The man is a walking embarrassment.
There is no rock bottom with them, is there?
🤦♀️
thisisbutaname@discuss.tchncs.de · 11 pts · 1d
Even if there is, they'd just dig dig dig
stoy@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 23h
Naturally, they do hope to strike oil soon.
FistingEnthusiast@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1d
He's a symptom of 'Murica's real heart
Neocorporation@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 17h
He 100% has no fucking clue what he is saying or doing from day to day and is being fed bullshit by people behind him. Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain bullshit.
Blackfeathr@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 1d
Bullshitter bullshits more bullshit. More at 11.
ceenote@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 1d
If he wasn't such a stupid dipshit I'd think he had a humiliation kink.
ms_lane@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 22h
Says something to distort the markets, it happens every week.
BC_viper@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 1d
And I claim Washington as my territory. I expect them to comply.
THAT IS ALL.
kreskin@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 19h
You drive a hard bargain, but OK we agree its yours now. You also get trump and the US congress.
BC_viper@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 16h
Wrong Washington, im taking the state. America can keep the cesspool.
kreskin@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 19h
Israel is a "very evil country" and we let them steal nuclear material from us and build weapons. So, whats the big deal? If iran got a nuclear weapon they'd threaten to use it on Israel. I dont see how thats a US problem. If we'd stop protecting Israel they'd almost certainly behave a lot better. Lets just sail home and let them sort it out. The Israelis want to live there so badly, lets let them.
ButtermilkBiscuit@feddit.nl · 9 pts · 19h
Chief pedo declares!?! Omg everyone pay attention to the pedophile he declared stuff!! /s
sam_the_tech@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1d
I DECLARE BANKRUPTCY!!! -Michael Scott
modernangel@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 1d
pedo says what
stumu415@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 1d
Is he going to turn the Strait of Hormuz into a beach resort like he wants to do with Gaza or cunt Kushner wants to do in Albania?
stumu415@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 1d
He's such a dumb cunt. Not the good Australian kind.
TrippaSnippa@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 22h
A dumb cunt is bad, much like a shit cunt or a dog cunt. A sick cunt or a mad cunt is good.
I am not making this up.
Jargkra@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1d
Thanx ya sick cunt 👍
ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 23h
If they can, they will, and that has been true since the native genocide. There's no moral "should" in their vocabulary, they cannot conceive it, the closest thing is "legal/illegal".
resipsaloquitur@lemmy.cafe · 3 pts · 23h
Snowies@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 1d
Pretty soon I’ll be declaring my lottery winnings
magnue@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 20h
Trump says X is always meaningless.
Treczoks@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 19h
Yes, indeed, he would be stupid enough to pull such a stunt, oblivious to consequences or reality.
ms_lane@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 22h
Right in time for an EPA superfund?
Lor@mander.xyz · 2 pts · 1d
wash. rinse. repeat.
monkeyslikebananas2@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1d
Well, as long as he declares it…
TryingToBeGood@reddthat.com · -1 pts · 1d
He was clearly joking, but he still needs to stop with his bullshit.
FaceDeer@fedia.io · 8 pts · 1d
Trump doesn't joke. He doesn't really comprehend the concept. What he does is say something outrageous and then if there's pushback he'll claim he was joking so it doesn't look like he's backing down.
fbn@slrpnk.net · 7 pts · 1d
yeah yeah joking not joking wink wink bribes plz