The Quintessential DJT..."Trump Offers U.S. Protection in the Strait of Hormuz for a 20% Fee..."

Author: TyroneIrish  (25034 Posts - Joined: Oct 8, 2020)
Posted at 8:57 pm on Jul 13, 2026

...or 'How Trump makes Lemonade out of his Lemons'...

Link: https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/13/economy/trump-hormuz-fee

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If Mexico can pay for the wall, than why can't Iran can pay for the use of the Strait?

Author: NedoftheHill  (47048 Posts - Joined: Jun 30, 2011)
Posted at 11:24 pm on Jul 13, 2026

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Evil preaches tolerance until it is dominant, then it tries to silence good.
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Did you read the article?…as per usual, there’s No Plan…whatsoever…;-). and he’s your choice for

Author: TyroneIrish  (25034 Posts - Joined: Oct 8, 2020)
Posted at 11:32 pm on Jul 13, 2026

President of the United States….can’t make this stuff up.

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And Harris and/or Sleepy was your choice. Can't make this stuff up.

Author: ELP  (11689 Posts - Joined: Oct 18, 2020)
Posted at 11:55 pm on Jul 13, 2026

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Care to explain much less defend Trump. On this issue? After all he’s responsible

Author: TyroneIrish  (25034 Posts - Joined: Oct 8, 2020)
Posted at 2:36 am on Jul 14, 2026

for the Mess we’re in…I.e. Wake Up and deal with a reality that will certainly have implications for this country…including you and your family.

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This is amazing. We were freaking out about a 1% Iranian tax.

Author: Chris94  (38975 Posts - Original UHND Member)
Posted at 10:46 pm on Jul 13, 2026

Which was absolutely worth paying, by the way. Would not have affected global oil prices much.

But now president doofus throws out a 20% tax? Huh?

We will never hear about that again, I bet. The guy is such a complete moron.


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Trump: "I think in the end, we will end up just controlling the whole thing (SOH)." = forever war

Author: Chris94  (38975 Posts - Original UHND Member)
Posted at 10:54 pm on Jul 13, 2026

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