frozen snapshot — 2026-08-15 · see today →

What's on Donald Trump's mind?

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declaring hormuz us territory 26% · newthe carrier crew he says is fine 21% · newthe crime numbers on long island 16% the ballroom at the supreme court 13% everything else 24%

Trump says he'll declare the Strait of Hormuz US territory

Iran calls it a delusion and insists the strait 'will remain Iranian' while tankers keep getting hit.

US President Trump says he will declare Strait of Hormuz US territory

Al Jazeera · 2026-08-15

our translation

the war didn't end the way he sold it, so he's redrawing the map instead — if you can't reopen the waterway, you can at least announce that it's yours and let everyone argue about that instead

new — Iran rejects claim, tankers hit againpretty sure · 4 sources

'Not nearly long enough': Trump waves off the USS Lincoln's record deployment

new — Spouses go public, Hegseth deniesvery sure · 3 sources

Trump takes credit for the lowest murder rate since the 1950s

Blakeman rally, midterm math tighteningvery sure · 3 sources

Trump asks the Supreme Court to let the $400M ballroom go up

Emergency appeal filed Aug 14pretty sure · 3 sources

saturday, august 15

Say 'Strait of Hormuz' and 'United States territory' in one sentence again(safe bet)

Insist the Lincoln's families are not actually worried(reported)

Refresh the Supreme Court docket for anything ballroom-shaped(safe bet)

Read the murder-rate chart aloud, claim every point of it(reported)

rebuilt from the public schedule, pool reports & old habits — the rest is educated guessing

The source

US President Trump says he will declare Strait of Hormuz US territory

news.google.com · 2026-08-15

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