Trump derails his own peace talks with idiotic stunt
Sunday Dose of Democracy: US says two naval ships ‘transited’ Strait of Hormuz for "mine-clearing" Vice-President J.D. Vance is in Pakistan negotiating a cease-fire with Iran, and the situation is incredibly tense and volatile. So what do Trump and Hegseth do? Poke the bear by sending two US warships through the Strait of Hormuz. The Trump administration claims they successfully passed through the Strait, while the Iranians — and also a US official speaking to Bloomberg ) — say that they were forced to turn back after Iran threatened to attack the ships. While it is still unclear what happened, team Trump has just dealt Iran a fresh, unhelpful, and entirely unprovoked wound to bicker over just as peace talks get underway. We should expect more from FIFA's peace prize winner. VIDEO OF THE DAY: Explosive update rocks top midterm race Brian Tyler Cohen sits down with top Senate candidate Mary Peltola to discuss her stunning surge in the polls (10 point gain in just a cou...