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Rep. Jacobs: "Are Americans better off when the Strait of Hormuz is open or closed?" Mike Waltz: "The American economy is largely unaffected by the Strait of Hormuz." Rep. Jacobs: "My constituents who are paying thousands of dollars more in costs because of this war would beg to differ."

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Bingo! This has far greater consequences that most people realise... Food is getting more expensive.. People buy less fresh produce.. Farmers get paid less.. The price of fuel and fertilizer keeps going up. Farmers go bust... Farms get bought, monopolies takes over. Monopolies set their own price...

Mike Waltz: leaked military strike plans to a journalist via Signal by accident (Signalgate), used personal Gmail for classified business, kept using an insecure Signal variant even after the scandal broke. Trump "promoted" him out of NSA to UN Ambassador. Confirmed 47-43, almost party-line.

The costs to the US and the rest of the world as a result of Trump’s Iran misadventure vastly outweigh the supposed benefits from increased safety due to whatever curtailment of Iran’s nuclear programmes has been achieved.

My militantly non-political friend was complaining about the price of fuel the other day. He was calling Trump many things that are not repeatable. Even he, who has patholigically removed politics from his consciousness has felt it and knows exactly who is to blame.

The sky is green polkadots is about as good an answer as these lying POS Republicans. How do they do it every day without being cast out by family and friends? Their legacy is one of lies and more lies.

Waltz should have included the word surprisingly. The American.economy has been SURPRISINGLY unaffected by the closing of the straight of Hormooz....

Dude is a flat out liar. In the roughly 143 days since the start of the Iran conflict, American consumers have paid an estimated $72 billion in cumulative additional gasoline and diesel costs above the pre-operation baseline—averaging out to an extra $548 per household.

Warning: I'm gonna use the 'R' word. Fuckfaces like Mike Waltz and other Republicans clearly think Americans are retarded when it comes to economic issues. Drilling for oil doesn't make petroleum cheaper, because it lands on a global exchange where it's becomes part of the aggregate supply.

My follow-up?: This administration and Republicans by and large have been waging a war against green energy and alternative sources for decades. They prefer to be reliant on fossil fuels while denying their impact on global climate.

Good news, I'll tell my gas station that gas is still $2.50/gallon, rather than the $4 they've been charging since the war started.

When Trump speaks of the "American economy" being largely unaffected", he means HIS economy is largely unaffected. His lifestyle is subsidized by the taxpayers, his stock manipulations make him money while the majority of ours are losing ground by the day. He doesn't pay for anything, WE do!

Oil is bought and sold internationally on spot markets. If a country is willing to pay $100 a barrel they’ll drive up the price of crude internationally. US oil companies have no allegiance to the US and will sell it to them over the US and make more money. Big oil wins, US citizens lose.

“Your side always whines about clean energy” yeah because 1 fuckface with control over the military can cripple the world oil economy. We wouldn’t be so worried about oil coming through the strait if the US could rely on clean energy you fucking dingus.

Hey Mike, what fucking world do you live in? My grocery, energy and gasoline prices have skyrocketed since the war in Iran started. Please stop listening and supporting Dumb Donald.

The straight-faced daring of this oil snake salesman to parrot lies (economy not affected, Americans are safer etc) when confronted with the reality of people spending more because of the war is beyond infuriating 😠

Did that dumbfuck really say "the Straits of Hormuz"? Although after the "Gulf of America" debacle I suppose they can call it whatever they want.

No one with an iota of intelligence believes for a moment that Trump’s motivation for this war has anything to do with the welfare of other countries or people. Exhibit #1 (if you need any) is the demise of USAID.

Hey, he's a republican, and to keep the orange turd happy, he has to say dumb things, demonstrating his ignorance and stupidity and that of his party. Send this faux ambassador to the United Nations home to Florida.

Listen to this putz bragging about Drill Baby Drill & fracking, like he's some kind of hero. It's so hard to contain my rage as the climate is responding in ways that harm so many & the rest of the world is moving forward w/solar & wind, leaving the US to drink poisoned water & fight wars for oil.

Follow up: If the US economy is unaffected by the Strait of Hormuz, then what *is* causing the price of gasoline to spike in the US whenever it closes? And, why is Trump so desperate to open it?

If our economy is unaffected by it then there better be massive corruption investigations into basically every single company for colluding to raise prices all at the same time. Weirdly around when Shitler started the war These fucks just being allowed to lie like this is a HUGE part of the problem

Iran agreed to limit their use of uranium to nuclear power plants and we are bombing them Saudis caused 9/11 and now we’re giving them nuclear power Ukraine agreed to give up their nukes and we failed them My grandson to his teacher: Wait…is this an active shooter drill or a nuclear bomb drill.

Dumb fuck. Of course we are clamoring about the oil, because you fucks discontinued all the green energy projects! We need oil if we are not using solar and wind.

That is a lie Mike Waltz. Oil is a global commodity & when it becomes scarce on the global stage, the price goes up for everyone regardless of whether their country produces oil or not.

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Every time I mention this I get people saying I'm helping Shitler somehow These fucks get to lie all they want with 0 consequences and rarely met with "thats a lie". Then dems act like all they can do is hearings and press releases The working class is being murdered, they won't even risk a job

Easy: Under Trump, lying under oath is a feature – not a flaw – of the Executive Branch. Republicans accepting the word of Trump liars is a feature of the Legislative Branch. Rubber-stamping all lies is a feature of Trump's extremists in the Judicial Branch.

Wouldn’t it be wonderful? Congress could invite speech and debate students from high schools all over the country to serve on an appeal board during the hearings to assess the fines by majority vote. Did they answer or evade? BEEP! Oh bad luck, Mr Secretary, that’ll be another $500. Next time $1000

The US imports 40% of the oil we consume. We export 30% of the oil produced here, mainly lighter shale oil that our refineries won't process. So yeah, foreign oil prices impact us. Trumps people are either ignorant or duplicitus.

Jacob’s: Are Americans affected by the illegal tariffs that Trump has imposed on every nation (except Russia) that are added to the goods American pay for at the till? Waltz: Americans want to be pay more for lower prices! 🫪🙄

The oil barons are making a killing and that’s the American Dream - fuck the poor people- its their fault their poor. As JC said ‘Blessed are the poor, as they are already on their knees and easier to kick in the face’

Waltz is just slightly confused. Despite the election results, Congress has not officially transitioned into a comedy club. But given the cast of characters, it’s easy to see how he might become confused. Poor dear.

“At war with the fossil fuel industry” boo fucking hoo, they get billions of our money in tax subsidies in addition to what they charge us at the pump AND are terrible for the environment, cause Alzheimer’s and we’re gonna run out soon. Fucking delulu land

Damn right. I paid $4.19 for gas today. Last week the price per gallon was way under $4.00. 🍊💩 caused the Strait closure by attacking Iran. He was warned & advised against a war with Iran. Now he can't get out. Soldiers dead. Bases leveled. Lots of civilians dead. A global crisis caused by a fool.

anyone may correct me here, but I think USA has currently about 40 days left on oil reserves? They do rely on oil from Canada, & Trump just put 50% tariffs on Canada, Canada can easily tax exports of oil, electricity, potash etc. all going to USA to makeup the difference & f*ck US economy in return.

Such a disingenuous scumbag. Advocating to end the stranglehold of fossil fuels doesn’t negate this. It supports it! The critical difference between a planned, long-term energy transition and a sudden, catastrophic supply shock is beyond this shills comprehension I guess.

You cannot acquire this sort of stupidity, it is a gift. And exposure to Trump nurses it as the lovely flower it is, and brings it to fruition in the words and the disgusting form of this revolting traitorous facist sucking worm. His death will be something to celebrate.