"Wednesday night’s speech revealed the extent to which Trump’s reckless and illegal war is breaking him down – in ways that numerous other massive crises, criminal investigations, and scandals simply could not. For once, his bullshitting, bullying, and bravado aren’t working – and he cannot take it."
~ Asawin Suebsaeng and Andrew Perez
#Trump #Iran #war #oil #gas #StraitofHormuz
/1
https://zeteo.com/p/has-iran-broken-trump-address-first-draft
"An exhausted, aging criminal vulgarian just abused his powerful pulpit to sell a shit sandwich to the American public."
~ Wajahat Ali
#Trump #Iran #war #oil #gas #StraitofHormuz
/2
https://thelefthook.substack.com/p/a-tired-weak-trump-tries-to-gaslight
I listened to Trump's incoherent stream of lies about the Iran War. Here are the Cliffs Notes.
"Many people expected Trump to pull the mother of all TACOs, to declare victory and surrender. He did not do that. He declared victory, of course, but he did not actually announce an end to hostilities. On the contrary, he said we’re going to bomb Iran into the Stone Age. So add massive war crimes to your schedule.
There is clearly no strategy here. There’s no endgame. There’s nothing."
~ Paul Krugman
#Trump #Iran #war #oil #gas #StraitofHormuz
/3
https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/trump-doesnt-even-have-the-courage
What the world learned from his big speech
"The president seems lost. Perhaps he should have stayed off the podium, for a bit longer, rather than display how adrift he is to the American public and the world."
~ Tom Nichols
#Trump #Iran #war #oil #gas #StraitofHormuz
/4
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/trump-iran-war-speech/686663/
"The idea that he's going to just continue in the same direction and somehow wrap things up in two to three weeks, you know, it's not his decision at this point. Even if he wants to TACO, the Iranians get a say in it."
~ Krystal Ball
#Trump #Iran #war #oil #gas #StraitofHormuz
/7
https://www.joyannreid.com/p/trumps-iran-taco-noems-booby-prize
A recording from The Joy Reid Show's live video
"Oil markets did not find reassurance in the president’s words. Brent crude rose more than 4% to above $105 per barrel in the minutes after Trump finished speaking. Asian markets fell sharply the following morning. Dow futures slid more than 260 points overnight."
~ Rudy Martinez
#Trump #Iran #war #oil #gas #StraitofHormuz #markets #StockMarket
/8
https://www.chicanoinparis.com/p/the-rest-of-the-world-report-april-6ab
"Trump may wind up losing this war and subjecting the United States and the rest of the world to an open-ended, devastating oil shock. ...
No other president could possibly have done this much damage in such a short time. The United States stands alone — more despised and less respected than we have ever been in the modern era."
~ Jennifer Rubin
#Trump #Iran #war #oil #gas #StraitofHormuz #markets #StockMarket
/9
https://www.contrariannews.org/p/trump-is-serious-about-accepting
"Trump’s speech was intended to explain the war’s purpose and reassure the American people. It failed. The S&P Futures Market dropped 1% ($550 billion in market cap) in the 25 minutes after Trump’s speech."
~ Robert B. Hubbell
#Trump #Iran #war #oil #gas #StraitofHormuz #markets #StockMarket
/10
https://roberthubbell.substack.com/p/a-bored-trump-throws-in-the-towel
"BREAKING: US oil prices surge over +10% to $110/barrel, on track for the highest close since June 2022."
~ Kobeissi Letter
#Trump #Iran #war #oil #gas #StraitofHormuz #markets #StockMarket
/11
https://xcancel.com/KobeissiLetter/status/2039672751443603939#m
"BREAKING: US oil prices surge above $108/barrel, now up +25% over the last week.
That’s nearly +$10/barrel since President Trump’s 'address to the nation' last night."
~ Kobeissi Letter
#Trump #Iran #war #oil #gas #StraitofHormuz #markets #StockMarket
/12
https://xcancel.com/KobeissiLetter/status/2039642136711217453#m
"BREAKING: US stock market futures extend losses to a new low of the day following President Trump’s speech on the Iran War."
~ Kobeissi Letter
#Trump #Iran #war #oil #gas #StraitofHormuz #markets #StockMarket
/13
https://xcancel.com/KobeissiLetter/status/2039526768445415672#m
"BREAKING: S&P 500 futures erase -$550 billion in market cap in 25 minutes as President Trump delivers his address to the nation on the Iran War."
~ Kobeissi Letter
#Trump #Iran #war #oil #gas #StraitofHormuz #markets #StockMarket
/14
https://xcancel.com/KobeissiLetter/status/2039515620492857474#m
"We’re no longer dealing with a localized conflict or a simple energy shock. We’re witnessing the systematic deconstruction of the global supply chain.
Though the military focus remains on the waters in the Strait of Hormuz, the economic fallout is moving inland, affecting the most basic necessities of American life."
~ Jeff Nesbit
#Trump #Iran #war #oil #gas #StraitofHormuz #economy #prices #crops #food #affordability #agriculture #SupplyChain
/15
https://www.contrariannews.org/p/american-consumers-will-pay-for-trumps
"Trump’s war may be taking place thousands of miles away. But for the American consumer, the front line is here, now, at our grocery stores, pharmacies, gas stations and consumer electronics stores."
#Trump #Iran #war #oil #gas #StraitofHormuz #economy #prices #crops #food #affordability #agriculture #SupplyChain
/16
Mike Luckovich's commentary on His Majesty's speech last evening and what it showed the world.
#Trump #Iran #war #oil #gas #StraitofHormuz
/17
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/4/1/2375738/-Someone-please-get-this-emperor-some-clothes
"He declared victory, but admitted defeat."
~ Dan Pfeiffer
#Trump #Iran #war #oil #gas #StraitofHormuz
/18
https://www.messageboxnews.com/p/trump-declared-victory-he-admitted
"Did anyone watch Donald John Trump’s speech last night? LOL, LMAO. ...
Oh, right, the speech from old humper of many and lover to none. He got up on his platform to try and sell anyone who would watch on 'Operation There’s No Epstein Files In Iran (Or Are There?)'”
~ Marcie Jones
#Trump #Iran #war #oil #gas #StraitofHormuz
/19
https://www.wonkette.com/p/trump-speech-iran-war-is-not-a-war
The U.S. has singlehandedly protected all of the world's sea lanes for eighty years, allowing countries everywhere to engage in trade that benefits them and the rest of the world.
An economic analysis will show that the U.S. benefitted from this investment.
The future may be different. #Russians will charge for ships to transit the Arctic Ocean, bypassing Panama. #Houthis will charge to pass the Red Sea. #Iran will charge a toll at #Hormuz. Someone will charge to pass Malacca.
Not quite alone, the equally despicable, and despised, zionazi genocidal state of israel stands with America, as long as trump keeps supplying weapons and soldiers to enable further genocide and warcrimes. Which they 'probably' will do, because Mossad 'possibly' has damming evidence on trump, "allegedly" etc
#Epstein #Epsteinwar #trumpepstein #EpsteinFiles
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