… drive down and help Americans who are working hard and not making it afford the rising cost of gas and housing and groceries being driven ever higher by this conflict. Before this war, we were in a position of strength. Iran was weakened. The Strait of Hormuz was in no danger of being closed. But now Donald Trump and his enablers have marched us into a position of, of far more weakness. Our goal now of this conflict is to return to the status quo. (01:29–01:40)
CLAIM
Asserts that before the war, the U.S. was strong, Iran was weakened, and the Strait of Hormuz was secure.
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