President Trump expressed displeasure with other countries for turning down his request to send their militaries to the Strait of Hormuz to protect oil tankers as Israel and the US wage war against Iran, saying that the US will remember the refusal.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, Trump on Saturday claimed, “Many Countries, especially those who are affected by Iran’s attempted closure of the Hormuz Strait, will be sending War Ships, in conjunction with the United States of America, to keep the Strait open and safe.”
He specifically called out “China, France, Japan, South Korea, the UK, and others, that are affected by this artificial constraint,” saying securing the Strait “should have always been a team effort, and now it will be.”
However, the countries quickly rebuffed his demand and instead called for and instead urged the United States to end the war.
Trump responded to their declination of his proposition on Tuesday during a bilateral meeting with Taoiseach of Ireland Micheál Martin, saying, “We don’t need help.”
Trump further said he was “surprised” that NATO allies, while supportive of the war, “don’t want to help.”
“This was a great test because we don’t need them, but they should have been there,” he said, noting that “we as the United States have to remember that, because we think it’s pretty shocking.”
WATCH:
John Decker: What progress have you made, Mr. President, in getting America’s allies to assist the US in escorting those oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz?
Trump: You know, despite the fact that we help them so much, we have thousands of soldiers in different countries all over the world, and they don’t want to help us, which is amazing. I mean, amazing. And I didn’t do a full court press because I think if I did, they probably would be but we don’t need help. You know, we’ve, we’ve that war is, has been long prosecuted, as far as I’m concerned, almost from day one. We knocked out many of these things. We knocked out the Navy, essentially in a couple of days. But I was surprised to see that NATO, while they agreed that it was a very important thing to do— they agree fully, nobody said, Oh, you shouldn’t do it.
They would have had a nuclear weapon within one month of when we had the B2 bombers bomb, the nuclear potential, the I call it the nuclear dust. So, I think NATO is making a very foolish mistake. And I’ve long said that, you know, I wonder whether or not NATO would ever be there for us. So, this is a, this was a great test because we don’t need them, but they should have been there. The other thing is, and I think, you know, very important, we didn’t have to be there for Ukraine. You know, Biden chose to spend hundreds of billions of dollars on Ukraine.
And I guess the head of Germany just made a statement that, well, they weren’t involved, and they have nothing to do with the war, but at the same time, they think we did a great thing by knocking them out. Nobody wants to have, nobody wants to have Iran or anybody, but nobody wants to Iran with a nuclear because these people are crazy. They’re absolutely crazy and they’re vicious, violent. I mean, they killed. Think of it, they killed, now I hear it’s about 41,000 people. They put out a notice two days ago, anybody that protests will be immediately shot and killed. That’s pretty tough stuff. So, everyone agrees with us, but they don’t want to help. And we, you know, we as the United States have to remember that because we think it’s pretty shocking.
Earlier, Trump put out a statement on Truth Social, slamming the NATO alliance a “one way street” and declaring that their assistance won’t be needed.
“I am not surprised by their action, however, because I always considered NATO, where we spend Hundreds of Billions of Dollars per year protecting these same Countries, to be a one way street — We will protect them, but they will do nothing for us, in particular, in a time of need. Fortunately, we have decimated Iran’s Military — Their Navy is gone, their Air Force is gone, their Anti-Aircraft and Radar is gone and perhaps, most importantly, their Leaders, at virtually every level, are gone, never to threaten us, our Middle Eastern Allies, or the World, again!” Trump said.
“Because of the fact that we have had such Military Success, we no longer ‘need,’ or desire, the NATO Countries’ assistance — WE NEVER DID! Likewise, Japan, Australia, or South Korea. In fact, speaking as President of the United States of America, by far the Most Powerful Country Anywhere in the World, WE DO NOT NEED THE HELP OF ANYONE!”
Full statement below:
The United States has been informed by most of our NATO “Allies” that they don’t want to get involved with our Military Operation against the Terrorist Regime of Iran, in the Middle East, this, despite the fact that almost every Country strongly agreed with what we are doing, and that Iran cannot, in any way, shape, or form, be allowed to have a Nuclear Weapon. I am not surprised by their action, however, because I always considered NATO, where we spend Hundreds of Billions of Dollars per year protecting these same Countries, to be a one way street — We will protect them, but they will do nothing for us, in particular, in a time of need. Fortunately, we have decimated Iran’s Military — Their Navy is gone, their Air Force is gone, their Anti-Aircraft and Radar is gone and perhaps, most importantly, their Leaders, at virtually every level, are gone, never to threaten us, our Middle Eastern Allies, or the World, again! Because of the fact that we have had such Military Success, we no longer “need,” or desire, the NATO Countries’ assistance — WE NEVER DID! Likewise, Japan, Australia, or South Korea. In fact, speaking as President of the United States of America, by far the Most Powerful Country Anywhere in the World, WE DO NOT NEED THE HELP OF ANYONE! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP
