Diplomats spend careers learning to say nothing in as many words as possible. On Monday, President Donald Trump did the opposite.
Asked about Oman’s role in the Strait of Hormuz negotiations, the president told Fox News that if Muscat “gets in the way,” the United States would “bomb the s*** out of them.” It was crude, it was public, and it was aimed at a country Washington has called a partner for half a century.
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