Michael Steele
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So there are a whole lot of dynamics there.
But Donald Trump is stuck like he is on tariffs.
in a 1950s economic model.
He believed that he could go in and yippee-ki-yay his way through Iran like he did Venezuela.
His people, from what I understand, were advised by national security types and they advised the president that that was not a realistic scenario.
Why?
Because Iran has this little thing called the Strait of Hormuz.
There you go, Katty.
There you go.
History.
Damn, history.
It's amazing what history can tell us, right?
You'd have to read it.
You'd have to understand it.
And you'd have to connect the dots, which is not a strong suit for Donald Trump.
He is, in many respects, linear in his thinking.
And...
Pieces of history and truth and reality for him are fiction.
They don't align with the narrative that's in his head.
And therefore, it's not going to play out in what he executes on.