His wildly impractical plan to charge his own toll for transit through the contested strait died before it could live.
Trump Abandons Absurd Hormuz Fee in Less Than a Day
By
Chas Danner,
staff editor at Intelligencer
Just like mythical creatures who demand fees for passage, he also likes to hoard gold.
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