Trump previously labeled protesters against him as being financially motivated.
02/26/2025
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my steep new import taxes are necessary to bring back wealth that was 'stolen' from the U.S.
If France or some other country wants to get oil or gas, they'll go up through the strait, the Hormuz Strait, they'll go...
We’ve done all of it. Their navy is gone. Their air force is gone. Their missiles are just about used up or beaten.
We have to take care of one thing — military protection.