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Karoline Leavitt throws Trump's energy secretary under the bus after his now-deleted Strait of Hormuz X post sent markets wild

Mar 10, 2026Right

US forces have not yet escorted any oil tankers out of the Strait of Hormuz, the White House insists despite its own administration tweeting it was happening.

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