Trump declares Strait of Hormuz ‘open’ before SNAPPING at female reporter
President Donald Trump has declared that the Strait of Hormuz is ‘open’ as he snapped at a female NBC News reporter.
Trump phoned into Meet the Press on Sunday morning, where anchor Kristen Welker asked him about the status of the vital waterway that has played a major role in the ongoing war between the US and Iran.
Welker said to Trump: ‘You obviously launched a fresh round of strikes overnight. Iran said overnight the Strait of Hormuz is closed. CENTCOM came out this morning and said the Strait of Hormuz is open. Which is it Mr. President and how are you going to respond?’
The commander-in-chief cut Welker off and snapped: ‘It’s open and I don’t want to talk about it because I want to honor the life of Lindsey Graham. So I don’t want to talk about it, I told you that before call.’
Graham, a South Carolina senator, unexpectedly died on Saturday night at the age of 71.
A 911 call for a ‘cardiac arrest’ was placed from the Republicans’ residence around 8.30pm, but no official cause of death has been confirmed, according to multiple reports.
The president ordered that American flags be lowered at half-staff at the White House on Sunday morning to honor the late senator and Trump ally.
Trump also joined CNN’s Jake Tapper on Sunday morning, where he shared a similar reaction when asked about the war.
‘Iran has declared the Strait of Hormuz closed,’ Tapper said. ‘Is that true Mr. President?’
‘It’s open as far as I’m concernced. Don’t talk about it, talk about the reason you asked me to speak,’ Trump quipped at the journalist.
The president made it clear that he only wanted to speak about the late South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham on Sunday morning
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