# Trump says US has command of Strait of Hormuz, floats “Trump Strait” name

https://mins.news/en/item/52405

- CNN, 2026-09-10 04:39 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/09/politics/trumpapalooza-rnc-midterm-convention-takeaways-5000-payments-dividend?Date=20260910&Profile=CNN

> At the Dallas meeting of Republicans focused on the midterms, Trump portrayed the Strait of Hormuz as being under American control. He jokingly proposed the name “Trump Strait,” saying he should get “something out of it.”

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