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.

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[–] 44 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (9 children)

I declare the Golf Gulf of America a NZ territory. Hence forth it shell be named after the most powerful country in the region - The Golf of Mexico

edit: well that is embarrassing, but Ill leave it mostly as is

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  • [–] 33 points 2 months ago (4 children)

    The man is a walking embarrassment.

    There is no rock bottom with them, is there?

    🤦‍♀️

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  • [–] 19 points 2 months ago

    Bullshitter bullshits more bullshit. More at 11.

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  • [–] 17 points 2 months ago

    If he wasn't such a stupid dipshit I'd think he had a humiliation kink.

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  • [–] 15 points 2 months ago

    Donald Trump on Friday

    Says something to distort the markets, it happens every week.

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  • [–] 15 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    And I claim Washington as my territory. I expect them to comply.

    THAT IS ALL.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 months ago*

    should remember that this was the cost of ensuring “a very evil country” ⁠could not have a nuclear weapon

    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.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 months ago

    I DECLARE BANKRUPTCY!!! -Michael Scott

    • -me
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  • [–] 8 points 2 months ago

    pedo says what

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  • [–] 11 points 2 months ago

    Chief pedo declares!?! Omg everyone pay attention to the pedophile he declared stuff!! /s

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    Pretty soon I’ll be declaring my lottery winnings

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  • 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".

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    Yes, indeed, he would be stupid enough to pull such a stunt, oblivious to consequences or reality.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    Right in time for an EPA superfund?

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    wash. rinse. repeat.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    Well, as long as he declares it…

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    Trump says X is always meaningless.

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  • [–] -1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    He was clearly joking, but he still needs to stop with his bullshit.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 months ago

    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.

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    [–] 9 points 2 months ago

    I don't doubt it. He declares a lot of things that aren't true. Just reiterates how worthless his declarations are

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  • [–] 7 points 2 months ago

    If course you will drowsy don. Just like you keep claiming we've won and their forces are obliterated. Lies, lies and more lies from the great American embarrassment we call trump

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago

    I hope he goes there to prove it

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago

    Hey rump the child rapist, you can declare that you’re not a child raper but you still are one IMO.

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