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Sunday, May 03, 2026

Donald Trump has said the US navy acted "like pirates" as he described an operation seizing a ship amid the tit-for-tat American blockade of Iranian ports.

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Two nights ago, I said Trump had been using our troops as pirates in Iran and a Republican got mad. Well ... the president just admitted it. He literally bragged about doing piracy.

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-- Kat Abughazaleh (@katmabu.bsky.social) May 2, 2026 at 9:28 PM

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Fifteen men on the dead man's chest -
...Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!
Drink and the devil had done for the rest -
...Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!

Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island

#1 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-05-02 09:20 AM | Reply

#2 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-05-02 02:14 PM | Reply

... Trump at a rally in Florida on Friday. "We're like pirates," ...

Pirates act illegally.

#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-05-02 03:42 PM | Reply

Pirates act illegally.

A rare moment indeed when I agree with Trump's assessment.

#4 | Posted by mattm at 2026-05-02 07:17 PM | Reply

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