Donald Trump recently revealed that the idea of calling the Strait of Hormuz after him doesn’t sit well with critics. He compared the potential move of renaming the strait to his other controversial move of changing the Gulf of Mexico’s name. He believed people liked it, except for Mexico. These remarks come after Trump earlier posted on Truth Social that the US would be blocking the Strait of Hormuz, which was open before the war began.
Donald Trump talks about critics reaction on ‘Trump Strait’
In a conversation with FOX Business anchor Maria Bartiromo, Trump revealed the reactions of critics when he pitched the idea of renaming the Strait of Hormuz. He said, “You can call it the Strait of Hormuz or the Hormuz Strait, I said which is better? They said either is OK, but you can call it either one. The only thing you can’t call it is the Trump Strait. They don’t like that idea.”
Trump drew comparisons of his latest idea with the Gulf of Mexico’s controversial renaming. He explained, “I did a thing that people like very much – except for Mexico. I took the Gulf of Mexico, and we now call it the Gulf of America. That’s not bad.”
Recently, Iran and the United States held negotiations in Pakistan, which ultimately stalled. Then Trump provided an update on the aftermath of their talks and the US’s next steps. He revealed via Truth Social that the meeting “went well” and most points were agreed upon, except the nuclear ones.
Calling in the blockage of the Strait, he added, “Effective immediately, the United States Navy, the Finest in the World, will begin the process of BLOCKADING any and all Ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz.”
Apart from his involvement in the ongoing conflict, the president also faced backlash recently over his now-deleted AI-generated post of him as a Jesus figure. It came right after he criticized Pope Leo over his comments on war, calling him “WEAK on crime and terrible for foreign policy.”
Originally reported by Shazmeen Navrange for Mandatory.
