Hormuz Blockade During Ceasefire: GovBrief #437

The United States Navy will blockade the Strait of Hormuz beginning Monday morning under a ceasefire the president says is holding well.

The two-week truce is five days old and already fiction. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard warned that any military vessels approaching the strait would violate the ceasefire. Trump sent them anyway, announcing the blockade hours after peace talks in Pakistan collapsed while oil climbed back above $100 a barrel and gas hit $4.12 a gallon.

Trump conceded Sunday that gas prices may not come down before November. We will pay for his war every time you fill your tank between now and Election Day. Find the candidates who will actually check his power, and start working today to get them elected.

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Leo should be thankful because, as everyone knows, he was a shocking surprise. He wasn’t on any list to be Pope, and was only put there by the Church because he was an American, and they thought that would be the best way to deal with President Donald J. Trump. If I wasn’t in the White House, Leo wouldn’t be in the Vatican.

Donald Trump speaking on April 12, 2026 about the Pope