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mahatmakanejeeves

(69,382 posts)
Fri Mar 13, 2026, 06:44 AM Friday

Trump could restore confidence by getting the entire Cabinet to ride a tanker through the Straits of Hormuz. [View all]

Reposted by Kevin M. Kruse
https://bsky.app/profile/kevinmkruse.bsky.social

Josh Chafetz
‪@joshchafetz.bsky.social‬

The FAA Administrator made a point of being in flight at midnight of December 31, 1999 / January 1, 2000, to project confidence that the agency had adequately dealt with Y2K problems.

This feels like the least the current cabinet could do ...

‪Kevin M. Kruse‬
‪@kevinmkruse.bsky.social‬
· 14h
The Trump administration could really restore confidence by getting the entire Cabinet to ride a tanker through the Straits of Hormuz to show everyone how safe and easy it is now.

They could bring along a lot of MAGA influencers and Fox News hosts to broadcast it all live!
4:52 PM · Mar 12, 2026

The FAA Administrator made a point of being in flight at midnight of December 31, 1999 / January 1, 2000, to project confidence that the agency had adequately dealt with Y2K problems.

This feels like the least the current cabinet could do ...

Josh Chafetz (@joshchafetz.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T20:52:28.796Z


Kevin M. Kruse
‪@kevinmkruse.bsky.social‬

The Trump administration could really restore confidence by getting the entire Cabinet to ride a tanker through the Straits of Hormuz to show everyone how safe and easy it is now.

They could bring along a lot of MAGA influencers and Fox News hosts to broadcast it all live!

‪Aaron Rupar‬
‪@atrupar.com‬
· 15h
Bessent: "That was always in our planning -- the chance that the US Navy or perhaps an international coalition will be escorting tankers through. There are tankers coming through now. We know that they have not mined the Straits."



4:01 PM · Mar 12, 2026

The Trump administration could really restore confidence by getting the entire Cabinet to ride a tanker through the Straits of Hormuz to show everyone how safe and easy it is now.

They could bring along a lot of MAGA influencers and Fox News hosts to broadcast it all live!

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T20:01:30.487Z


Aaron Rupar
‪@atrupar.com‬

Bessent: "That was always in our planning -- the chance that the US Navy or perhaps an international coalition will be escorting tankers through. There are tankers coming through now. We know that they have not mined the Straits."


3:25 PM · Mar 12, 2026

Bessent: "That was always in our planning -- the chance that the US Navy or perhaps an international coalition will be escorting tankers through. There are tankers coming through now. We know that they have not mined the Straits."

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-03-12T19:25:06.116Z
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