President Trump railed Tuesday against America’s NATO allies, saying they refused his call for assistance in keeping the Strait of Hormuz open for international shipping.
“The United States has been informed by most of our NATO ‘Allies’ that they don’t want to get involved with our Military Operation,” the president wrote in a lengthy post on Truth Social.
Trump has been burning up the phone lines trying to get European countries to commit military hardware to keep the waterway open for transporting oil.
“We will protect them, but they will do nothing for us, in particular, in a time of need,” he said of the Atlantic alliance.
“Because of the fact that we have had such Military Success, we no longer ‘need,’ or desire, the NATO Countries’ assistance — WE NEVER DID!,” he wrote. “Likewise, Japan, Australia, or South Korea. In fact, speaking as President of the United States of America, by far the Most Powerful Country Anywhere in the World, WE DO NOT NEED THE HELP OF ANYONE!”
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The Strait of Hormuz has been effectively closed by an Iranian blockade using mines, drones, and ships, halting 27% of global maritime energy.
With gas prices on the rise and oil surging above $100 per barrel, Trump has been trying to get the strait open again, leaving him furious at the NATO rebuff, according to his close friend Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.).
“Just spoke to [Trump] about our European allies’ unwillingness to provide assets to keep the Strait of Hormuz functioning, which benefits Europe far more than America,” Graham wrote on X.
“I have never heard him so angry in my life,” he added. “I share that anger, given what’s at stake.”
Trump’s online tirade came after French President Emmanuel Macron said Paris will “never” take part in American operations in the Strait of Hormuz while combat is underway.
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“We are not party to the conflict and therefore France will never take part in operations to open or liberate the Strait of Hormuz in the current context,” Macron said during a government meeting.
Trump, on Monday, had given Macron an “8 out of 10” score on the issue and suggested France would assist.
But Marcon said he and other European allies were worried they would get stuck protecting the strait long after the conflict ended.
“We are convinced that once the situation has calmed down — and I deliberately use this term broadly — once the situation has calmed down, that is to say, once the main bombing has ceased, we are ready, along with other nations, to assume responsibility for the escort system,” he said.
“Well, he’ll be out of office very soon,” Trump responded to Macron when asked about the comment in the Oval Office.
Macron’s second and final term as president of France ends in April 2027.
