Trump: We Don’t Use the Strait of Hormuz; ‘We Don’t Need It’

‘Europe needs it, Korea, Japan, China, lot of other people, so they’ll have to get involved’

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REPORTER: "Do you plan to escort those ships through the Strait of Hormuz with or without allies?"

TRUMP: "Well, we're doing very well there. We're doing very well overall. You know, we don’t use the strait. We don't, the United States. We don't need it. Europe needs it, Korea, Japan, China, lot of other people, so they’ll have to get involved a little bit on that one."

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