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Miles Archer

(23,617 posts) Sun Apr 12, 2026, 09:00 AM Sunday

Reporter: "The Strait is still blocked." Trump: "How do you know that? Why do you say that? You don't know anything." [View all]

Acyn

‪@acyn.bsky.social‬
Reporter: Iran is not listening to your threats about opening the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump: How do you know that?

Reporter: Because it’s still blocked. Are they reopening it?

Trump: Why do you say that? You don’t know anything.

Reporter: Iran is not listening to your threats about opening the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump: How do you know that?

Reporter: Because itâ€™s still blocked. Are they reopening it?

Trump: Why do you say that? You donâ€™t know anything.
— Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) 2026-04-11T21:07:06.895Z

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Reporter: "The Strait is still blocked." Trump: "How do you know that? Why do you say that? You don't know anything." [View all] Miles Archer Sunday OP

And then he posted the latest threat malaise Sunday #1

There's a nuance here in his "art of deal-making." Miles Archer Sunday #3

That is because Trump thinks having the largest Hey Joe Sunday #6

Obama had a team negotiating for 4 years karynnj Sunday #8

Please someone make this idiocracy go away! Diamond_Dog Sunday #2

If you can block it, we can block it better Renew Deal Sunday #4

+1. "No one can close the Strait of Hormuz like Donald Trump" dalton99a Sunday #7

He assumes the reporter knows less than he does. Norbert Sunday #5