Donald Trump spent a portion of his weekend at his Mar-a-Lago resort, calling world leaders and begging for help in reopening the Strait of Hormuz as shipping traffic grinds to a halt due to his war on Iran.
With oil prices exploding in the U.S., Trump — who had earlier blown offer an offer of help from the UK — spoke with Prime Minister Keir Starmer and pressed him to send warships to open the key oil shipment route, as well as reaching out to the leadership in China.
On MS NOW’s “Morning Joe,“ co-host Jonathan Lemire claimed observers get the impression that the president has painted himself into a corner with no way out, which has forced him into a humiliating position.
Lemire made his observation after retired Lieutenant General Mark Hertling said, “The president pleading with alliances and partners and in some cases, foes like China to help us out, as he did in in his posting over the weekend, just seems to me to be a reflection of what this administration has done to our allies and partners in terms of pushing them away, as opposed to building trust and pulling them together.”
“Truthfully, I believe we're in dire straits and there's more to come,” the military expert predicted.
“General, there's many observers who told me over the weekend they thought the president's post there had some desperation, trying to get allies to help out here, because he knows how difficult this situation now is,” Lemire contributed.