Trump urges Americans to accept higher gas prices as he escalates Iran rhetoric

[Timber Rattler]

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/trump-urges-americans-to-accept-higher-gas-prices-as-he-escalates-iran-rhetoric/

US President Donald Trump urges 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 US 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, Trump says 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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Does this feel like winning?

 

[libertybele]

Do we have any other choice?  When my tank is siting on empty, I can either fill up at the current price or not drive for awhile.

[Hoodat]

What Trump Can Learn From Reagan About Blockading The Strait Of Hormuz

Chuck DeVore  |  April 15, 2026

History’s winning formula is clear: Reject proportionality, embrace decisive force, and see the mullahs’ grip weaken.

As the United States Navy enforces a full blockade of Iranian ports and conducts minesweeping operations in the Strait of Hormuz, the lessons of 1987 and 1988 are once again proving their worth. I know, because I participated in the Pentagon basement war games that shaped Operation Praying Mantis in 1988, which became America’s largest Navy surface engagement since World War II.

In March 1987, as Iran attacked shipping in the Persian Gulf during the Tanker War, Kuwait sought U.S. protection for its oil tankers. President Ronald Reagan ordered them reflagged under Operation Earnest Will.  .  .  .

.  .  .  Proportional response is a dangerous trap. It cedes the initiative to the enemy. Iran’s death cult mullahs excel at calibrated gray-zone attacks through proxies, daring the West to reply in kind. The limited strikes of the past barely scratched Tehran, allowing it to escalate on its terms. The Blue team’s high-casualty scenario illustrated the peril: When the weaker side sets the tempo, costs mount for America.

Recent events confirm the pattern. U.S. and Israeli strikes under Operation Epic Fury demonstrated how overwhelming force keeps the enemy off balance and prevents a truly large, destructive Iranian response. The joint campaign — launched with precision against leadership, missile, naval, and industrial targets — dismantled Iran’s conventional capabilities in weeks, not months.

By maintaining relentless pressure, American and Israeli forces denied Iran the breathing room to coordinate a massive retaliation  .  .  .

https://thecannononline.com/what-trump-can-learn-from-reagan-about-blockading-the-strait-of-hormuz/



The key is to keep them off-balance.  Trump unfortunately has done the opposite, repeatedly allowing them time to regroup and handing the ball back to them.

[LMAO]

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/trump-urges-americans-to-accept-higher-gas-prices-as-he-escalates-iran-rhetoric/

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Does this feel like winning?

 

Lol...no

And his statement is  going to show up in DNC commercials in swing districts along with his comments on the sailors conditions on the USS Lincoln

[Fantom]

Honestly, it is a small price to pay to neuter the Iranian moohlahs.

[cato potatoe]

Neocons are natural born A-holes.  Only about half of Americans can cover a sudden $1,000 emergency.  He should care about those people, and not his donors in Israel.

[libertybele]

Honestly, it is a small price to pay to neuter the Iranian moohlahs.

Ditto.

[Fantom]

Neocons are natural born A-holes.  Only about half of Americans can cover a sudden $1,000 emergency.  He should care about those people, and not his donors in Israel.

LOL.. Trump is no Neocon.   

[Wingnut]

Neocons are natural born A-holes.  Only about half of Americans can cover a sudden $1,000 emergency.  He should care about those people, and not his donors in Israel.

There is something seriously wrong with you.  Show me where the Joos hurt you on the Trump Hate doll you beat off to.

[IsailedawayfromFR]

Honestly, it is a small price to pay to neuter the Iranian moohlahs.

War always demands sacrifice, whether in dollars or lives.

Spending a few bucks now saves many lives in the future.

And stopping evil has no price tag.

[Wingnut]

War always demands sacrifice, whether in dollars or lives.

Spending a few bucks now saves many lives in the future.

And stopping evil has no price tag.

It is for the better good.

[Fantom]

War always demands sacrifice, whether in dollars or lives.

Spending a few bucks now saves many lives in the future.

And stopping evil has no price tag.

 

[Fantom]

Ditto.

 

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

Neocons are natural born A-holes.  Only about half of Americans can cover a sudden $1,000 emergency.  He should care about those people, and not his donors in Israel.

 

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

@mystery-ak where is the Rump poop emoji? I need it now.

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/trump-urges-americans-to-accept-higher-gas-prices-as-he-escalates-iran-rhetoric/

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Does this feel like winning?

 

Didn't this bleep asshole spend 4 years talking about how much better things would be under him than Sleepy Joe?

[mystery-ak]

@mystery-ak where is the Rump poop emoji? I need it now.

We removed it...

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

We removed it...

Lame. I will put one in my signature to compensate.

[Wingnut]

We removed it...

Thank you.

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

Thank you.

The forum snowflakes need their safe space I guess.

[LMAO]

Didn't this bleep asshole spend 4 years talking about how much better things would be under him than Sleepy Joe?

He also promised he would bring prices down on day one

Promised energy bills cut in half within a year after taking office



                                 and

No more Middle Eastern wars.

[Wingnut]

Lame. I will put one in my signature to compensate.

Don't be the  asshole that you are,

[Wingnut]

The forum snowflakes need their safe space I guess.

I think you need  more help than any safe space afforded to your DTS

[Fantom]

Lame. I will put one in my signature to compensate.

Wow,Weird.... you certainly have the insane level of TDS covered.  Hope your obamacare plan covers that.  Seek treatment, and I hope you all the best in your recovery to sanity. 

[Timber Rattler]

The forum snowflakes need their safe space I guess.

Indeed so.

[LMAO]

Trump is  urging Americans, whom many were already struggling financially before his war, to sacrifice more for a war they never  supported in the first place, and, although we may not be losing, we sure is hell aren't winning despite the many claims from the president we've won the war

Election night is going to be brutal for the GOP. And it'll be well deserved

[libertybele]

He also promised he would bring prices down on day one

Promised energy bills cut in half within a year after taking office



                                 and

No more Middle Eastern wars.

Such a shame that Iran messed things up by being so close to having nuclear capabilities; they should have waited to appease the TDS crowd. 

[libertybele]

Wow,Weird.... you certainly have the insane level of TDS covered.  Hope your obamacare plan covers that.  Seek treatment, and I hope you all the best in your recovery to sanity. 

[LMAO]

Such a shame that Iran messed things up by being so close to having nuclear capabilities; they should have waited to appease the TDS crowd. 

Now that you hopefully got the TDS name calling out of your system, here's a couple of facts

Trump said during the 2024 election that Harris's weakness and incompetence would get us in a war in the Middle East

He also said back during BHO's tenure that Obama would attack Iran to boost his poll numbers

Since Trump himself, not I, made those statements, how is he exempted from the statements he himself made?

[Wingnut]

Now that you hopefully got the TDS name calling out of your system, here's a couple of facts

Trump said during the 2024 election that Harris's weakness and incompetence would get us in a war in the Middle East

He also said back during BHO's tenure that Obama would attack Iran to boost his poll numbers

Since Trump himself, not I, made those statements, how is he exempted from the statements he himself made?

Tell us how you hate America without telling us you hate America.

[Wingnut]

Indeed so.

Leader of the TDS pact say what.

[LMAO]

Tell us how you hate America without telling us you hate America.

Lol

That's all you got??

Can't counter what I said so hurl the personal insults...lame

[libertybele]

Now that you hopefully got the TDS name calling out of your system, here's a couple of facts

Trump said during the 2024 election that Harris's weakness and incompetence would get us in a war in the Middle East

He also said back during BHO's tenure that Obama would attack Iran to boost his poll numbers

Since Trump himself, not I, made those statements, how is he exempted from the statements he himself made?

Life and world events happen.

Trump first and foremost MUST protect America and the  American people and that's exactly what he's doing. As Commander in Chief he is responsible for the safety and security of the United States and its citizens.

[Wingnut]

Lol

That's all you got??

Can't counter what I said so hurl the personal insults...lame

I only hurl at your vile comments.

[LMAO]

Life and world events happen.

Trump first and foremost MUST protect America and the  American people and that's exactly what he's doing. As Commander in Chief he is responsible for the safety and security of the United States and its citizens.

So Trump wasn't aware of the threat of Iran  posed when he claimed his opponents would get us in a war due to incompetence or poor polls???

[LMAO]

I only hurl at your vile comments.

That's ok

You can't counter what I said so insults are all you have left

I don't blame you

Since you add nothing of any substance anyways, you go on ignore

Buh bye

[Wingnut]

That's ok

You can't counter what I said so insults are all you have left

I don't blame you

Bless your heart.

[Fantom]

Life and world events happen.

Trump first and foremost MUST protect America and the  American people and that's exactly what he's doing. As Commander in Chief he is responsible for the safety and security of the United States and its citizens.

 

This war of Iran/Islamic?Moolahs.. has been ongoing since Jimuh overthrew the Peacock Throne .

Sad that TDS/Trump hate now equals the far left MSNBC TDS here.

Looking at you Weird, Timber and a couple others. Would hate to have you in my foxhole.. seek treatment. 


A Simple Bricklayer
Honestly.. your friend.

[LMAO]

Some of you should pause and ask yourselves if a President Harris got us into another ME mess, conducted it the way it's currently being conducted, and told already financially strained Americans they need to pay higher prices for her war, would you would be as sympathetic?

Rhetorical question, of course

[libertybele]

So Trump wasn't aware of the threat of Iran posed when he claimed his opponents would get us in a war due to incompetence or poor polls???

I could ask you the same thing; so Harris nor Biden weren't aware of the threats that Iran posed????  Joe as CIC at the time and Harris as VP SHOULD have done something and they didn't.

Thankfully, Trump is doing what's right for the country instead of worrying about poll numbers or appeasing the socialists and anti-Americans in this country.

I realize that you delight in the stumbling blocks and dilemma that Trump is facing, that's certainly your prerogative.

I commend Trump for his leadership and doing the right thing by putting  America first. Iran nukes us and we won't be worrying about the cost of groceries or prices at the pump.

[LMAO]

I could ask you the same thing; so Harris nor Biden weren't aware of the threats that Iran posed????  Joe as CIC at the time and Harris as VP SHOULD have done something and they didn't.

Thankfully, Trump is doing what's right for the country instead of worrying about poll numbers or appeasing the socialists and anti-Americans in this country.

I realize that you delight in the stumbling blocks and dilemma that Trump is facing, that's certainly your prerogative.

I commend Trump for his leadership and doing the right thing by putting  America first. Iran nukes us and we won't be worrying about the cost of groceries or prices at the pump.

You're dodging and deflecting

Stop making the issue about me

Trumps past statements when it came to his opponents regarding war and specifically the Middle East are statements he made

Why don't they apply to him?

[libertybele]

Some of you should pause and ask yourselves if a President Harris got us into another ME mess, conducted it the way it's currently being conducted, and told already financially strained Americans they need to pay higher prices for her war, would you would be as sympathetic?

Rhetorical question, of course

LOL Give me a break. That's a mighty big "IF" ... Harris doesn't have the brains to put two sentences together that actually make sense, let alone have the courage to do  what is right to protect America and  its citizens. 

[LMAO]

 ... Harris doesn't have the brains to put two sentences together that actually make sense,

True

But that  doesn't negate my point

[libertybele]

You're dodging and deflecting

Stop making the issue about me

Trumps past statements when it came to his opponents regarding war and specifically the Middle East are statements he made

Why don't they apply to him?

I answered; let me say it again; life and world circumstances change.  President Donald J. Trump as CIC is doing his job by protecting America and its citizens.  That answer doesn't equate to making it about "you".

 

[Wingnut]

I answered; let me say it again; life and world circumstances change.  President Donald J. Trump as CIC is doing his job by protecting America and its citizens.  That answer doesn't equate to making it about "you".

 

He isn't playing with a full deck .

[Canuck Conservative]

What people find so frustrating is that Team Trump KNEW from the beginning that they were up against that 60-day Congressional deadline

Yet they acted as if they had all the time in the World, and Iran would somehow just roll over and give up when the US threatened to attack

Now that mix of naivete and laziness has come back to bite ...

[Fantom]

Some of you should pause and ask yourselves if a President Harris got us into another ME mess, conducted it the way it's currently being conducted, and told already financially strained Americans they need to pay higher prices for her war, I doubt you would be sympathetic

Probably because that democrap fascist left POS  would be bombing Oklahoma.. my state.

Don't be a dunce with ridiculous logical fallacies. . in this case.. False Dilemma , or more specific ..  tu quoque fallacy.

Now , that aside.. there is nothing wrong in the execution of this phase of countering 40+ years of Iranian aggression/war on America. Nothing is perfect, but considering Tarawa... President Trumps efforts to protect America look pretty damn good. 

Add in all the rest..  Venezuela to note... in fact much of the Americas turning to Capitalism.... I think a buck a gallon more in fuel costs, short term, is a bargain.

One would have to be a Weird TDS nutcase to argue otherwise.. BTW...that is called 'Poisoning the Well' in Logicians terms.

[LMAO]

I answered; let me say it again; life and world circumstances change.  President Donald J. Trump as CIC is doing his job by protecting America and its citizens.  That answer doesn't equate to making it about "you".

 

What changed?

Iran has been a problem since 1979. Trump made his statements well after 1979. In fact, some on his campaign staff warned voters that a vote for Harris would be a vote for war in Iran and WW3

[LMAO]

Probably because that democrap fascist left POS  would be bombing Oklahoma.. my state.

Don't be a dunce with ridiculous logical fallacies. . in this case.. False Dilemma , or more specific ..  tu quoque fallacy.

Now , that aside.. there is nothing wrong in the execution of this phase of countering 40+ years of Iranian aggression/war on America. Nothing is perfect, but considering Tarawa... President Trumps efforts to protect America look pretty damn good. 

Add in all the rest..  Venezuela to note... in fact much of the Americas turning to Capitalism.... I think a buck a gallon more in fuel costs, short term, is a bargain.

One would have to be a Weird TDS nutcase to argue otherwise.. BTW...that is called 'Poisoning the Well' in Logicians terms.

Bravo

You've managed to say so much without saying much of anything

The fact is, the same people cheering Trump over this war and it's conduct would be raking Harris over the coals for it....and they would be justified in doing such

[Fantom]

What people find so frustrating is that Team Trump KNEW from the beginning that they were up against that 60-day Congressional deadline

Yet they acted as if they had all the time in the World, and Iran would somehow just roll over and give up when the US threatened to attack

Now that mix of naivete and laziness has come back to bite ...

There is no 60 day deadline. Both Slick Willie and obama went years in their wars. No President has been bound by it, no President has respected it... no President has ever been subject to it.

The Constitutionality of the War Powers act itself is very suspect and never adjudicated in any court, much less SCOTUS.

Seems there is a mix of "....mix of naivete and laziness... even ignorance. But not on President Trumps part , as to how long he can defend America under .. both the Constitution,  and the War Powers Act.