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leftstreet

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9. But he JUST SAID "we don't need" the Strait

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Sun Mar 22, 2026, 12:01 PM

11 hrs ago

"Really, I'm demanding that these countries come in and protect their own territory, because it is their territory ... they should help us. You could make the case that maybe we shouldn't be there at all, because we don't need it. We have a lot of oil." - Trump 15 March 2026

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But he JUST SAID "we don't need" the Strait leftstreet 11 hrs ago #9

Kick dalton99a 11 hrs ago #10