Trump Goes Back on Hormuz Fee In Favor of US Investment
Insight & analysis on the White House and Capitol Hill.Watch Joe LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF.President Trump said that he is shelving the potential 20% fee for cargo ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz after gulf states urged him to drop it. 'I don’t like the concept of a fee,' Trump told reporters during an oval office meeting with the Prime Minister of Iraq. 'They’re going to be making massive investments into the United States, and I like that much better.' Trump said that he spoke to representatives of the Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and…
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