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Bernadette B. Tixon

Fox News Cuts Off Trump Mid-Rant as He Defends Iran War, Renames Gulf and Shrugs Off Civilisation Threat

President Donald Trump called in to Fox News' Sunday Morning Futures on 12 April 2026, where host Maria Bartiromo cut the interview short as he spiralled through topics including Iran, Venezuela and election fraud claims. (Credit: The White House/WikiMedia Commons)

Donald Trump's appearance on Fox News on Sunday covered topics including the United States' war on Iran, a proposed new name for the Gulf of Mexico, and a Truth Social post in which he warned that 'a whole civilisation will die tonight.' The interview, broadcast on Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo, ended abruptly when the host stepped in to cut the 79-year-old president off mid-sentence.

The call-in covered his administration's newly announced blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, attacks on NATO allies, including the UK and Germany for 'not being there' for the US following the Iran offensive, and his proposal to rename the Gulf of Mexico 'The Gulf of Trump.' Bartiromo stepped in to end the interview before Trump had finished speaking.

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