Uhhhh…,

Hegseth: "No one sails from the Strait of Hormuz to anywhere in the world without the permission of the United States Navy. The blockade is tightening by the hour." pic.twitter.com/fizn5nE0Oe

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 24, 2026

(Not the flex he thinks it is.)

Hegseth: "It's a bold and dangerous mission. A gift to the world. Historic. Courtesy of a bold and historic president." pic.twitter.com/AR0zs6Djd4

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 24, 2026

(The same President saying “We,” (the U.S.) don’t need the oil from the Strait? So, fuck the rest of the world? Is that what you’re saying? Sure sounds like it….)

Hegseth: "President Trump is the one president with the guts and moral clarity to finally do something about it. I see it every day behind closed doors. President Trump's fortitude is unshakeable and his mission is crystal clear."

(Hope he's watching bro.) pic.twitter.com/0iStxQDvtG

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 24, 2026

(How you keep your job in this Administration.)

Hegseth: "We are not counting on Europe, but they need the Strait of Hormuz much more than we do, and might want to start doing less talking and having less fancy conferences in Europe and get in a boat. This is much more their fight than ours." pic.twitter.com/OUnt3n9TfV

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 24, 2026

(So we don’t need them, but we do need them, so fuck them, we’re not gonna help them? They should help us?  Tell me again why that isn’t working….)

Hegseth: "You saw the I would call it a silly conference in Europe last week, where they got together and talked about talking about maybe doing something eventually when things are done. Those are not serious efforts yet." pic.twitter.com/LcWqXcRgNw

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 24, 2026

But these are?

Trump said Friday that the Strait of Hormuz situation was "over." It very obviously wasn't.

Trump said Friday that Iran agreed "to never close the Strait of Hormuz again.” The next day, Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz again.

Trump said yesterday that Vance isn't going to…

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) April 20, 2026

Trump said Friday that the Strait of Hormuz situation was "over." It very obviously wasn't.

Trump said Friday that Iran agreed "to never close the Strait of Hormuz again.” The next day, Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz again.

Trump said yesterday that Vance isn't going to Pakistan for the talks. Officials quickly said Vance is going to Pakistan for the talks.

Trump said this morning that Vance had left and would be there tonight Islamabad time. Officials quickly said Vance is actually leaving tomorrow.

Trump said Iran has no military anymore and that "everything's gone." Iran continues to have a military with destructive capabilities.

Trump said the pope issued a statement saying Iran can have a nuclear weapon. That never happened.

Trump said nobody expected Iran to retaliate against Gulf countries. That was widely expected.

Trump said the only planes the US has really lost in the war have been to friendly fire. He said this at the same event at which he had spoken at length about what happened after Iran shot down a US plane.

Story on the president's ever-growing number of false claims on big and small matters related to the war – and his triumphant claims about supposed Iranian concessions that we just can't assume are based in reality:

Or this one:

Trump on Iran:
2/6-“They want to make a deal badly”
3/2-“They want to make a deal badly”
3/16-“They want to make a deal badly”
3/24-“They want to make a deal badly”
3/25-“They want to make a deal badly”
4/1-“They want to make a deal badly”
4-13-“They want to make a deal badly”… pic.twitter.com/Cjqjnj67Ih

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) April 15, 2026

Trump on Iran:
2/6-“They want to make a deal badly”
3/2-“They want to make a deal badly”
3/16-“They want to make a deal badly"
3/24-“They want to make a deal badly”
3/25-“They want to make a deal badly”
4/1-“They want to make a deal badly”
4-13-“They want to make a deal badly”
4/14-“They want to make a deal badly”

Or just the “now you see ‘em, now you don’t” second round of peace talks that wasn’t; which was only five days ago…..

You guys really aren’t very good at this, are you?