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Trump official posts false claim about the US Navy — and then deletes it

Mar 10, 2026Left

Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, who has worked for President Donald Trump since the start of the latter’s second term, posted and then deleted a statement claiming the Iran war has escalated to the point where the US escorted an oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz.“The Navy has yet to escort an oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz, a U.S. official…

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