… with no end in sight and thousands of Marines waiting for weeks in the Middle east aboard amphibious ships. As plans for the Strait of Hormuz keeps changing at home, The war has driven up inflation, driven down the stock market, raised interest rates, and sharply driven up energy prices. President Trump ignored US Military advice that Iran would close the Strait of Hormuz, where 20% of the world's oil and 30, 40% of its fertilizer transits. (01:40–01:48)
CLAIM
Asserts that the war has negatively impacted the economy, including inflation and energy prices.
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