Trump has Disaster Landing as Iran Gives Dire Warning!!!

Trump returned to Washington after attending a low-attended PGA tournament at his Doral club in Florida, appearing unwell and needing assistance from Don Jr. amid reports of a turbulent Air Force One landing. His Truth Social posts about U.S. efforts to guide neutral ships out of the Strait of Hormuz triggered strong Iranian warnings and market reactions, but U.S. officials later clarified it as a non-military coordination effort already announced the prior week. The episode frames this as part of a pattern of market manipulation, alongside Trump's unrelated domestic pushes and online antics.

Trump's Hormuz Announcement and Initial Fallout

During the flight back on a Monday, Trump posted on Truth Social offering U.S. help to escort ships from uninvolved countries out of the Strait of Hormuz, which remains closed and controlled by Iran with no insurance for transits. The post suggested naval involvement to free "innocent bystander" vessels. Axios reporter Barak Ravid, described as coordinating weekly with Trump, posted that the U.S. would escort stuck ships and use force if disrupted, coinciding with falling oil futures prices. In a prior Florida speech, Trump called U.S. vessel seizures "piracy," which Iran's foreign ministry cited as an admission of criminal acts violating international law, urging UN rejection.