Donald Trump

It's international waters, and Oman will behave just like everybody else, so we'll have to blow them up.

They understand that.

They'll be fine.

We're not talking about any easing of sanctions or giving money.

No sanctions, no money, no nothing.

We have control of money that they claim is theirs.

We'll keep control of that money.

When they behave properly and when they do what's right, we'll let them have their money.

I don't care about the midterms.

Trump wrote in a Truth Social post that companies like Cauchy and Polymarket will thrive under his leadership.

He wrote, quote, We are setting the rules of the road that are the gold standard for the states.

before disparaging the governors of several states that have tried to rein in the companies.

Trump in his second term has embraced the prediction market industry, where people bet billions of dollars a week on sports, elections, news events, and federal policy.

The administration has rolled back regulations and sued states that have attempted to apply gambling laws to the sites.

Trump's son, Donald Trump Jr., is an advisor to Cauchy and Polymarket, and his venture capital firm, 1789 Capital, is a major Polymarket investor.

Bobby Allen, NPR News.

I've been doing deals for a long time.

I've been making lots of wonderful deals, great deals.

That's what I do.

Never, ever, ever in my life have I seen any transaction so incompetently negotiated as our deal with Iran.