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Trump slams Europe over Hormuz

Lamenting the lack of support from European allies, Trump wrote on Truth Social that European states will “have to start learning how to fight for yourself.”

French President Emmanuel Macron (L) and US President Donald Trump (R) shake hands during the greetings ceremony at the Gaza Peace Summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, on October 13, 2025. (YOAN VALAT/AFP via Getty Images)

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