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"IRAN IS COMPLETELY COLLAPSING!!!" "Canada will be treated like a State no longer!" "Build in the U.S. and there are ZERO TARIFFS." "WE DON'T NEED CANADA, THEY NEED US!" "The days of ripping off our Farmers, and other Businesses, are OVER!" "Canada's Unemployment Rate is now at 10%, and rapidly rising." Source: Truth Social posts, August 24, 2026, as reported by Time, CNBC, Mediaite, Al Jazeera, and The Conservative Treehouse.

"Their beautiful cars are going to make freedom roar." "This will be a freedom that's roaring like never before." "Just that everyone's safe and they have a good time." "I want everyone to be safe." "I want everyone to have a good time." Source: Associated Press (via PBS NewsHour, Yahoo Sports, NBC4 Washington) and Fox News Outkick, August 23, 2026.

"Presidents have wanted this for 150 years, and so has everyone else." "It will give the White House, and all of D.C., Great National Security." "The Project is under budget, and ahead of schedule!" "The Ballroom will be paid for with ZERO Dollars of Taxpayer Money." "Great American Patriots and Companies are footing the entire bill." Sources: Truth Social, August 22, 2026.

"Look, it's a Friday night." "We have plenty of time, right?" "What the hell do I have to do?" "Go back, bomb Iran a little bit more?" "I'm doing this to honor Lindsey." "That's why I'm here." "I don't have to be here on a Friday." "Because I view the Strait of Hormuz as an American territory right now." "It's an American territory." Source: Remarks at a campaign rally for Sen. Darline Graham, Myrtle Beach, SC, August 21, 2026. Reported by CNN and Fox News, Aug 21–22, 2026.

"The Naval Blockade remains in full force and effect." "The Hormuz Strait is open and operating." "All water mines have been removed or detonated." "Right now, the Strait is open." "A lot of boats are coming through." "People aren't reporting that." "The naval blockade has been extremely effective." "No boats have gotten into Iran, but they are getting in for other places." "We'll see." "We're going to see what happens." "You know, when they tell us one thing and they do another." Sources: CBS News, CNN, Al Jazeera, and ABC News live coverage, August 18, 2026.

"If Oman gets in the way, we'll bomb the shit out of them." "I have no time schedule." "I'm not in a hurry." "They're good poker players, but they're dying." "But we'd handle them very easily, just like we do other things." "They should put up the white flag of surrender." "We have total control over the strait." "Now maybe that will stop, or maybe it'll open up even further." "But we're taking out millions of barrels of oil a week." "Kim Jong Un has always treated me with great respect." "I understand him." "He understands me." "It's very positive." Sources: CNN, NBC News, Fox News, and CNBC live coverage, August 17, 2026.