VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-08-22
“Essentially, that’s what it is. We have the blockade. No ships get through unless we want them to,”
Donald Trump · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-22
Donald Trump spoke during a speech at a New York police academy about the US blockade of the strait of Hormuz.
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