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CNN Anchor Calls Out Trump’s Wild War 180
April 6, 2026
The Daily Beast
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CNNCNN anchor Manu Raju pointed out the abrupt 180 in the arguments President Donald Trump has deployed in response to the ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz.In his Wednesday address to the nation, the president claimed that the U.S. is “totally independent” of Middle Eastern oil, arguing that he was fighting in the region on behalf of allies who need the oil.“The United States imports almost no oil through the Hormuz Strait and won’t be taking any in the future,” he told Americans in his speech.Read more at The Daily Beast.

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