Straitjacket, anyone?

From The New York Times :

Mr. Trump, seemingly emboldened by the successful U.S. rescue of an American airman in Iran over the weekend, issued a new ultimatum to Iran to end its chokehold over the Strait of Hormuz, a major Persian Gulf waterway for the transport of oil and gas, by Monday.

If Iran’s government did not, he said, U.S. forces would target the country’s energy infrastructure, which supplies power for millions of civilians. Mr. Trump made the point in a crudely worded social media post.

The Times did then print the text of that post, which I won’t do here. But it‘s out there. The phrasal adjective batshit crazy comes to mind.

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April 6: And if he didn’t write it, its publication on his platform, in his name, might be greater cause for concern.