He failed to get that better deal, and he went off and launched a war without planning, without being ready for even some of the most basic things. I mean, it is a certainty that The military would have advised him that the Straits of Hormuz would have been closed, that that was a likely scenario. And yet the they're talking about this and clearly acting as though they didn't think this would happen. Secretary Hegseth went so far as to say that the Strait of Hormuz is open. (02:45–02:52)
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Asserts that military advisors likely warned President Trump about the closure of the Straits of Hormuz.
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