CNN’s Kasie Hunt on Monday aired a montage showing Donald Trump contradicting himself multiple times within a matter of minutes on the ongoing crisis in the Strait of Hormuz caused by his Iran war.
Trump’s demand that traditionally allied nations send warships to help the U.S. Navy safeguard the narrow channel off the coast of Iran — through which around a fifth of the world’s oil passes — has received, at best, a muted response.
In the clip, Trump appeared to process that reality in real time.
Here’s what it showed:
12:21 p.m.: If we ever needed help, they won’t be there for us. I’ve just known that for a long period of time.
