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Search results for "Trump told NATO to stay away from the Strait of Hormuz"

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Byron Donalds stated on April 12, 2026 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
The U.S. Navy was created "to free international waters from the Barbary pirates."
By Louis Jacobson, Zoe Weyand• April 14, 2026
Facebook posts stated on May 25, 2023 in a Facebook post:
U.S. destroyer recently fired at an armed Iranian ship.
By Jeff Cercone• May 26, 2023
Chris Wright stated on March 12, 2026 in an interview with Fox News:
The U.S. produces “more oil than we can consume. We’re a net oil exporter.”
By Louis Jacobson• March 13, 2026
Seth Moulton stated on March 24, 2026 in an interview on MS NOW:
"Bombing civilian power infrastructure is a war crime.”
By Louis Jacobson, Zoe Weyand• April 2, 2026
Threads posts stated on April 14, 2024 in a post:
“Not even one rocket (from Iran) hit Israel.”
By Sara Swann• April 15, 2024
Paul Manafort stated on August 14, 2016 in an interview on "State of the Union":
Says there was a "NATO base in Turkey being under attack by terrorists."
By Linda Qiu• August 16, 2016
Tim Kaine stated on September 06, 2016 in a speech:
"When Moammar Gadhafi was set to visit the United Nations, and no one would let him stay in New York, Trump allowed Gadhafi to set up an elaborate tent at his Westchester County (New York) estate." 
By Sean Gorman• September 15, 2016
Donald Trump stated on April 02, 2019 in remarks to reporters:
Says his father, Fred Trump, was "born in a very wonderful place in Germany."
By Tom Kertscher• April 4, 2019
Facebook posts stated on April 14, 2024 in a Facebook post:
Video shows Iranian drone sent to Israel stuck in a power line in Iraq.
By Jeff Cercone• April 22, 2024
Michael Morell stated on September 19, 2016 in an open letter to Donald Trump:
Says Donald Trump has outlined "policies that read like a Kremlin wish list."
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• September 22, 2016
Nicholas Burns stated on July 11, 2018 in comments on MSNBC's "Morning Joe":
European allies "pay us $2.5 billion a year to keep our forces there. It would cost us more money to bring the troops home than to keep them in Europe."
By Louis Jacobson• July 12, 2018
Cliff Stearns stated on March 30, 2010 in a statement on his campaign Web site.:
"Cuba wants to let the Chinese drill in some of the very parts of the gulf that American producers are currently forbidden to touch, as close as 45 miles off the Florida coast."
By Aaron Sharockman• March 31, 2010
Donald Trump stated on April 12, 2017 in a press conference:
On whether NATO is "obsolete."
By Lauren Carroll• April 12, 2017
Donald Trump stated on March 18, 2017 in a post on Twitter:
"Germany owes ... vast sums of money to NATO & the United States must be paid more for the powerful, and very expensive, defense it provides to Germany!"
By Allison Graves• March 19, 2017
Hillary Clinton stated on March 21, 2016 in a campaign speech:
Says Donald Trump "wants us to pull out of NATO."
By Tom Kertscher• April 1, 2016
Hillary Clinton stated on October 25, 2016 in a rally in Florida:
Says Donald Trump "was asked if he would defend our allies. He said well, first he'd want to know if they made any payments to us to defend them."
By Miriam Valverde• October 26, 2016
Tim Kaine stated on October 04, 2016 in a debate.:
Donald Trump says "that NATO is obsolete and that we need to get rid of NATO..."  
By Sean Gorman• October 10, 2016
Candace Owens stated on February 22, 2022 in a tweet:
“NATO (under direction from the United States) is violating previous agreements and expanding eastward.”
By Bill McCarthy• February 28, 2022
TikTok posts stated on August 01, 2021 in a TikTok post:
"Norfolk naval base has been taken by NATO."
By Bill McCarthy• August 27, 2021
Threads posts stated on November 10, 2024 in a Threads post:
“NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte says that ‘if Trump surrenders Ukraine to Putin, he will personally expel the United States from the alliance.’”
By Ciara O'Rourke• November 13, 2024

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