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Grandpa Pudding Brains’ energy policy: go steal it for yourself!

Minus the bluster, and it’s a remarkably simple doctrine: if you want resources, go take them.

Jason Weisberger
Mar 31, 2026
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Image: Donald Trump Joey Sussman / Shutterstock.com

With gas prices rising and war expanding, the Orange Menace himself, Donald Trump, is urging allies to “just TAKE” control of the Strait of Hormuz. Effectively inviting piracy and telling them to go seize oil themselves.

In a post on social media early Tuesday, Mr. Trump called on other countries, such a…

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