Trump Orders Navy to Shoot Boats Placing Mines in Hormuz Strait

About this episode

The episode discusses President Trump's order to the U.S. Navy regarding boats placing mines in the Strait of Hormuz amid tensions with Iran.

Insight & analysis on the White House and Capitol Hill. Watch Joe and Kailey LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF . Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz deliver insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including conversations with influential lawmakers and key figures in politics and policy. President Donald Trump ordered the US Navy to shoot any boat putting mines in the Strait of Hormuz and vowed to step up efforts to clear the critical energy waterway amid a standoff with Iran. “I have ordered the United States Navy to shoot and kill any boat, small boats though they may be (Their naval ships are ALL, 159 of them, at the bottom of the sea!), that is putting mines in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz,” Trump said in a social media post on Thursday. “There is to be no hesitation.” Trump’s comments come amid an extended ceasefire between the US and Iran that has left the strait largely shuttered. The US is maintaining a blockade on vessels going to and from Iranian ports, while Tehran is choking off the flow of international traffic. On this edition, Joe and…

People in this episode

Hosts: Joe Mathieu, Kailey Leinz

Guests: Robert Harward, Sarah Chamberlain, Jim Messina, Jennifer Welch

Topics covered

• U.S. Navy
• Iran
• Trump Administration
• Military Orders
• Geopolitics
• Energy Security

Keywords

• Trump
• Navy
• Hormuz
• Iran
• military
• geopolitics
• energy
• mines
• U.S. policy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Republican Main Street Partnership, Bloomberg

Places: Iran, Strait of Hormuz, U.S., Washington, Capitol Hill

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