Iran Makes It Clear Who Controls The Strait Of Hormuz

For the umpteenth time, Trump has claimed that the United States won his war against Iran and that we were in control of the Strait of Hormuz. And for the umpteenth time, Iran demonstrated that this was simply not true.

CNN's Erin Burnett reported that Iran has taken credit for an attack on a cargo ship that was going through the Strait. But the way in which she did report the news was remarkable. It was almost like she was as sick of Trump's crap as the rest of us are:

It's a cargo ship that had just passed through the Strait of Hormuz. It was attacked by Iran. A strike that leaves any sort of an agreement between Trump and Iran as shaky and amorphous and undefined, and how many synonyms can I come up with on that, as it already was, is in question tonight.

And what we know about this attack is that a cargo ship was hit by a one-way attack drone, according to the Wall Street Journal, which also. Reports that the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps was responsible. Tehran is just showing the obvious here, though, but this action, speaking louder than any word, showing that yes, they are still in control of the Strait of Hormuz. They can shut it down whenever they want, despite what Trump just claimed.

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DELAURO: Let me just say this to you, sir, again, it is my time, 3,900 children were separated from their families.

MULLIN: 450,000 kids were lost during the Biden administration, you didn't say a word about it.

DELAURO: Mr. Secretary, Mr. Secretary, do not interrupt.

MULLIN: Don't you point your finger at me.

DELAURO: I will point my finger at you.

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DELAURO: Mr. Chairman, could you put him in his place?

MULLIN: Don't yell at me.

DELAURO: You should be put in your place.

AMODEI: Mr. Secretary, if you would like four minutes for a closing statement when everybody's done, I'll give you that.

But while members are on their eight minutes, I need them to have their eight minutes.

DELAURO: I started my comments. Mr. Chairman, I appreciate that.

AMODEI: We are going to something resembling order here.

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"I mean, I have an eight-year-old and a ten-year-old, two little boys, I know what temper tantrums are like, but what my boys would never do is do something that would harm other people," Kim said. "And that's what Trump's doing."

"He's throwing a temper tantrum, but it's going to be at the expense of the American people, who can get so much out of this bill in terms of support for their housing," he continued. "Look, I'm from New Jersey. We are used to Trump screwing us over. He screwed over Atlantic City. He screwed over so many people in our state."

"And I will just say to him, if he really wants to see what people need right now, the next time he comes to New Jersey, he shouldn't go to his golf course in Bedminster," he said. "He should go to Newark, New Jersey, talk to the people there who need affordable housing."

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