Drudge Retort: The Other Side of the News
Wednesday, March 04, 2026

Donald Trump posted on social media that the hardworking American taxpayer would provide insurance and pay for US naval escorts to protect oil tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz after Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) declared the waterway was closed, their response to the illegal US and Israeli attack on the people of Iran.

Cost of Iran War to the American Taxpayer

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No matter what disasters befall the American economy or whether there is a US government shutdown, the US Congress has ensured that nuclear-powered Israel, a wealthy country that offers world class universal healthcare for all its residents and has a pension plan superior to that of US social security, will continue to receive billions of dollars of American taxpayer funds uninterrupted.

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US Debt Clock

CRS Report

Annual American Taxpayer La Mordida to Israel


#1 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-03-04 09:41 AM | Reply

More ripoff.

#2 | Posted by fresno500 at 2026-03-04 10:21 AM | Reply

Yup.

"Hey, Suckers and Losers, here's your tax bill! And still no universal healthcare for you losers!"

#3 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-03-04 10:37 AM | Reply

Trump's "leadership" tracks with how he ran his businesses-constant, inept bumbling f*&^ ups always trying to fix the previous inept bumbling f*&^ up while looking for every opportunity to skim some off the top.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, anyone who voted for this should never be allowed to vote ever again for a federal or state level candidate. They clearly lack the judgement necessary to responsibly exercise such a right.

#4 | Posted by jpw at 2026-03-04 10:43 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Trump has stolen enough money over the last year. Why doesn't HE insure oil tankers?

#5 | Posted by Zed at 2026-03-04 11:40 AM | Reply

Dummkopf Trumpf excels at one thing: getting OPM to pay for his misadventures, misdeeds, and misdemeanors.

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#6 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-03-04 11:57 AM | Reply

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