Overview
- President Trump, speaking in Miami about the war with Iran, referred to the Strait of Hormuz as the “Trump Strait” before saying he meant Hormuz.
- The audience laughed, and he apologized on stage, calling it a terrible mistake.
- He then said there are no accidents with him, at least not many, and predicted news outlets would label it a slip.
- German outlets republished a dpa wire on the exchange, with some coverage treating the line as a joke rather than a policy signal.
- Reports noted his past renaming pushes, including the Kennedy Center’s new title and his order to call the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America, while there is no sign of any official change to the Strait of Hormuz despite its central role in global oil shipping.