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And that he believed it is a, quote, workable basis on which to negotiate.
Well, Trump has long adhered to the power of positive thinking, and in many cases it has paid off for him.
But there are very real tangible impacts that this war has had in the United States on things like gas prices.
Today, driving into work, $4.19 was on the sign at my regular gas station for a gallon of regular gas.
And until the Strait of Hormuz is open with a free flow of tankers...
Oil prices are likely to remain elevated.
That was a key part of this whole thing, Greg.
Do you know what's happening?
The idea of Iran arm-in-arm with America, charging tolls for passage of vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, which is an international waterway, is...
Kind of mind boggling.
But if you think about the way President Trump has approached this war as being similar to what happened in Venezuela, where there was a short military intervention and now the U.S.
is working with Venezuela on oil, I guess you could kind of see how he got there.
But it's just an absolutely wild suggestion.
And I just don't see there being a lot of trust between these two nations ever.
There is a reason that we put a timestamp at the top of this podcast.
This is a very fluid situation.
All right, we're going to take a quick break and we'll have more in a moment.
And we're back.
This morning, President Trump posted, quote, Then Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth held a press conference and said something a little different.
Greg, President Trump has said making sure Iran's nuclear capabilities were stopped was one of the many goals of this war.