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Jen Psaki

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The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Trump can't TACO out of Iran

That's right, everyone.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Trump can't TACO out of Iran

The extravagant, expensive mystery present he was so excited about that Trump got from Iran turned out to be that Iran let eight ships or go through the Strait of Hormuz without blowing them up, or that's reportedly what they committed to.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Trump can't TACO out of Iran

Now, for context here, prior to Trump's war, roughly 110 ships sailed through that street every day with that incident.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Trump can't TACO out of Iran

So I'm not sure that either getting through is something to celebrate that much.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Trump can't TACO out of Iran

I mean, 10 ships, that's a very small percentage of 110 ships per day.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Trump can't TACO out of Iran

Again, 110 per day.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Trump can't TACO out of Iran

10, just one time.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Trump can't TACO out of Iran

You don't have to be a mathematician.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Trump can't TACO out of Iran

Now, to be clear, Iran shouldn't be interfering with any maritime traffic.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Trump can't TACO out of Iran

But apparently, Trump thinks it's OK if they just let a few ships through here and there as they please.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Trump can't TACO out of Iran

And there were moments today when it actually sounded like he had given up on reopening the Strait of Hormuz altogether.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Trump can't TACO out of Iran

First off, anyone who has filled up their gas tank recently, which is most Americans, can tell you that our country absolutely is affected by this.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Trump can't TACO out of Iran

But more importantly, the president now seems more and more resigned to accept the fallout from this war, even though the American people are growing more and more frustrated.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Trump can't TACO out of Iran

A new Fox News poll out this week finds a full 59% of Americans disapprove of the job Trump is doing as president, his worst performance ever in that poll.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Trump can't TACO out of Iran

And voters in that same poll disapprove of Trump's handling of the war by 28 points.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Trump can't TACO out of Iran

It's not hard to see why Trump would want to move on from all of this.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Trump can't TACO out of Iran

But war is not like taco tariffs.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Trump can't TACO out of Iran

He can't just move on.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Trump can't TACO out of Iran

The realities on the ground won't allow him to just cut and run.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Trump can't TACO out of Iran

I mean, Trump's approach to U.S.