Comedian Bill Maher is now openly criticizing President Trump for what he calls “baffling” incompetence regarding the Strait of Hormuz, a sharp turnaround from his praise for the president’s earlier actions against Iran. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical has sent gas and oil prices soaring, directly affecting consumers across the nation.
Per The Hill, Maher questioned why the U.S. appears to lack control over the Strait of Hormuz, despite its “complete military superiority.” He voiced his confusion to his “Real Time” panelists, former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci and former Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein, asking why the U.S. couldn’t control “the one place we need to control in Iran.”
