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Trump Can't Make up His Mind About the Strait of Hormuz. It's More Important than He's Letting On.

Trump’s shifting warnings have rattled traders as analysts say a $10 increase in oil prices can trim U.S. growth by up to 0.4 percentage points.

“The United States hardly imports any oil across the Strait of Hormuz and it’s not going to get any in the future. We don’t need it. We haven’t needed it and we don’t need it.” That’s what President Donald Trump said last Wednesday during his prime-time address from the White House. “Open the f***ing strait, you f***ing lunatics, or you’re going to live in hell! YOU’LL SEE!” That’s what Trump posted on Sunday on Truth Social. What changed? Well,…

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“The United States hardly imports any oil across the Strait of Hormuz and it’s not going to get any in the future. We don’t need it. We haven’t needed it and we don’t need it.” That’s what President Donald Trump said last Wednesday during his prime-time address from the White House. “Open the f***ing strait, you f***ing lunatics, or you’re going to live in hell! YOU’LL SEE!” That’s what Trump posted on Sunday on Truth Social. What changed? Well,…

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Analysis by David Goldman, CNN: “The United States hardly imports any oil across the Strait of Hormuz and isn’t going to get any in the future. We don’t need it. We haven’t needed it and we don’t need it.” That’s what President Donald Trump said last Wednesday during his prime-time address from the White House. “Open the f***ing strait, you f***ing lunatics, or you’ll be living in hell! YOU’LL SEE!” That’s what Trump posted on Sunday on Truth So…

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“The United States imports almost no oil through the Strait of Hormuz and will not import it in the future. We do not need it. We have not needed it and we do not need it,” US President Donald Trump declared during his speech last Wednesday, but yesterday in a post on Truth Social he told the Iranians: “Open the Strait… Narrow, you crazy bastards, or you will live in Hell – JUST LOOK!” What has changed? First, the price of oil. The price of US c…

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CNN broke the news in Atlanta, United States on Monday, April 6, 2026.
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