'COMPLETE BLOCKADE': Trump drops BOMBSHELL move in Strait of Hormuz crisis

[0:01] Good Monday morning, everyone. [0:03] Thank you so much for joining us this morning. [0:05] I'm Maria Bartiromo, and it is Monday, April 13th. [0:08] Your top stories right now, 6 a.m. on the East Coast. [0:11] A U.S. naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz begins today at 10 a.m. Eastern. [0:17] As President Trump says, the ceasefire is holding, [0:20] despite talks between the U.S. and Iran ending with no deal over the weekend. [0:24] And President Trump walked me through next steps in an exclusive interview yesterday. [0:30] We're going to be blockading. [0:32] It'll take a little while, but it'll be effective pretty soon. [0:36] They want to have nuclear weapons. [0:37] They're not going to have nuclear weapons. [0:38] We have boats pouring up to the United States. [0:42] They'll be filling them up, and they'll be leaving, [0:44] and they're going to be packed with the best oil you can get. [0:47] So if they do not give up that effort, is that the plan? [0:51] Will you further destruct Iran? [0:54] Yeah, I will. [0:55] If they don't give that plan up, yeah. [0:57] I'm not in the future. [0:58] What we want to do is we'll open up the Strait. [1:00] The Commander-in-Chief on the talks with Iran, relations with NATO, [1:05] his upcoming meeting with China's Xi Jinping, [1:07] and the price of oil ahead of the midterm elections. [1:11] All coming up right here, straight ahead. [1:13] I'll be speaking with the President once again [1:15] in an exclusive interview for this program. [1:18] Catch it Wednesday morning right here. [1:20] Don't miss it. [1:21] 6 to 9 a.m. Eastern. [1:23] The President will join Mornings with Maria. [1:25] Markets this morning are lower. [1:27] Take a look at futures, indicating another triple-digit decline this morning for stocks. [1:31] The Dow and Dow is down 260 right now, 1.5 of 1%. [1:34] The S&P down 42, and the Nasdaq lower by 164. [1:39] Friday, markets finished this way. 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[3:25] I spoke with President Trump yesterday [3:27] in an exclusive for Sunday Morning Futures [3:29] on the current state of affairs in the Strait of Hormuz [3:32] after U.S. talks with Iran and Pakistan ended with no deal. [3:36] Take a look. [3:39] Mr. President, can you explain to us what is going on right now [3:43] with the blockade in the Strait of Hormuz? [3:45] Well, we're going to be blockading. [3:47] It'll take a little while, but it'll be effective pretty soon. [3:52] And we had meetings yesterday. [3:54] They, as you said, lasted 21 hours. [3:57] That was a long meeting. [3:58] We had some very, very good representatives, [4:00] as you know, J.D. and Steve and Jared. [4:03] So we were well represented. [4:05] But we didn't get there on the important issue. [4:07] They want to have nuclear weapons. [4:09] They're not going to have nuclear weapons. [4:10] I've been saying that for 30 years. [4:12] I would never allow that to happen before I was in politics. [4:16] And that country will not have nuclear weapons. [4:18] Most countries shouldn't be allowed to have, [4:19] but that country will not have nuclear weapons. [4:23] So, Mr. President, was that the red line there? [4:25] Can you explain to us what went on in these talks? [4:29] What did the United States ask of Iran, and how did they react? [4:34] Well, they reacted, you know, it was very interesting. [4:36] It started off weak. [4:38] They were, they came in like they had the cards, [4:40] but they don't have the cards. [4:41] Their army, their whole military is obliterated. [4:45] Their whole place is obliterated. [4:47] And, you know, as you know, levels of leaders are gone. [4:50] They're literally gone. [4:52] Comedi's gone. [4:53] The whole thing is gone. [4:54] The whole place is gone. [4:55] They have one thing that they can do. [4:57] They can say, well, gee, we're going to put a mine someplace in the, [5:00] just a mine. [5:01] We'll drop one mine, two mines, ten mines. [5:04] And that will, if you have a ship that costs a billion dollars, [5:07] you'll say, well, you know, [5:08] I'd prefer not getting whacked by a mine, [5:09] and losing my ship or damaging it badly, at least. [5:13] And so that's a little bit of a thing that they can do, [5:16] that it's military might and military power don't do it. [5:20] But, you know, it's extortion, and they're extorting the world. [5:23] You know, we don't get our oil from there. [5:25] We have so much oil. [5:26] We have, and one thing you said, and I don't know if anybody heard it well, [5:31] but we have votes pouring up to the United States. [5:34] They'll be filling them up, and they'll be leaving, [5:36] and they're going to be packed with the best oil you can get, [5:40] light, sweet, crude. [5:42] They're going to have the best oil that you can get. [5:45] But, so that's interesting, and it's great, [5:48] because we have a lot of oil. [5:49] We don't get any. [5:50] I mean, literally last year it was 1%. [5:51] We did that as a favor. [5:53] We don't need the strait. [5:55] But other countries do, and I will tell you, [5:57] while we're on the subject, we're very disappointed with NATO. [6:00] We're very, very disappointed that they didn't come. [6:02] Now they want to come, and they want to help with the strait, [6:04] and it won't take long to clean it out. [6:07] So we're going to clean out the strait, [6:09] and they'll be able to use the strait in not too long a distance. [6:13] But we had a very intensive negotiation, [6:17] and toward the end it got very friendly, [6:19] and we got just about every point we needed, [6:24] except for the fact that they refused to give up their nuclear ambition. [6:28] And that's the only point, frankly, to me, [6:30] that was the most important point by far. [6:31] And I want to ask you about that, [6:33] and I will get to NATO as well. [6:35] But, Mr. President, you wrote on Truth Social this morning [6:38] saying that we will begin the process [6:40] of blockading any and all ships trying to enter [6:44] or leave the strait of Hormuz, [6:46] and at some point we will reach an all being allowed to go in [6:49] and all being allowed to go out basis. [6:53] So tell us what you're trying to accomplish with this block, sir. [6:56] All in, all out. [6:56] Yep. [6:57] It's called all in and all out. [6:58] There'll be a time when we'll have them all come in and all come out, [7:01] but it won't be a percentage. [7:03] It won't be a friend of yours, [7:04] like a country that's your ally [7:06] or a country that's your friend. [7:07] It's all or nothing. [7:09] And that'll be, that won't be in too long a distance. [7:12] You know, we're just bringing the ships up. [7:14] We got a lot of ships, so we're bringing them up. [7:17] We think that numerous countries [7:18] are going to be helping us with this also, [7:20] but we're putting on a complete blockade. [7:23] We're not going to let Iran make money [7:25] on selling oil to people that they like [7:28] and not people that they don't like or whatever it is. [7:30] It's going to be all or none, and that's the way it is. [7:33] And it'll be, you saw what we did with Venezuela. [7:37] It'll be something very similar to that, [7:38] but at a higher level. [7:40] And Mr. President, you say that there may be [7:43] a mine out there somewhere that nobody knows about but them, [7:46] and this is world extortion. [7:48] How will the United States ensure [7:50] that the mines are removed in the Strait of Hormuz? [7:53] We have minesweepers there now. [7:55] We have highly sophisticated underwater minesweepers, [7:59] which are the latest and the greatest, [8:01] but we're also bringing in more traditional minesweepers. [8:04] And so I understand is the UK [8:06] and a couple of other countries are sending minesweepers. [8:10] A lot of countries don't have minesweepers. [8:11] Think of it. [8:12] They had 28 mine droppers. [8:15] What country has 28 mine droppers? [8:17] 28 boats to drop mines. [8:19] What country? [8:20] They've been completely obliterated. [8:22] They no longer... [8:23] So we knocked out their entire Navy. [8:26] They have 158 ships. [8:28] They have 28 mine droppers. [8:30] Every single one of them is at the bottom of the sea. [8:32] Can you believe it? [8:33] We did that in four days. [8:35] Their air force is gone. [8:37] Their anti... [8:38] If you look, anti-aircraft, [8:41] all of their radars out. [8:44] Anti-aircraft is... [8:46] Their defensive program is all knocked out. [8:49] They don't have anything. [8:50] And you know the sad part is, [8:52] and I can't say this is for you, [8:53] but we knocked out everything, [8:55] including their leaders. [8:57] Their military is gone. [8:58] Everything's gone. [8:59] Their missiles are down to a trickle. [9:01] By comparison, you know, [9:02] we knocked out thousands of missiles. [9:04] We knocked out hundreds of places [9:06] where the missiles are built, [9:07] different parts. [9:08] They're pretty much gone. [9:10] Probably we... [9:11] They say 85, 82%, 85%. [9:14] Who knows what it is? [9:15] But we knocked them out. [9:16] We knocked out where they make the drones, [9:18] and the drones are less effective now. [9:19] And also, we have new machinery [9:21] to kill the drones. [9:22] You saw that. [9:23] The computerized bullets, they call it. [9:25] And also, lasers. [9:27] The laser melts the drone. [9:29] It's a beautiful thing to see. [9:30] So we have a lot of stuff. [9:31] But think of it. [9:32] We win this thing conclusively. [9:35] Even yesterday, they were saying [9:36] no, it was a complete obliteration. [9:38] And when you read the New York Times, [9:39] you think they're doing well. [9:41] Oh, they're fighting very hard. [9:42] It's a very... [9:43] It wasn't a hard battle. [9:44] This was a very easy battle, militarily. [9:47] But when somebody says, you know, [9:48] we're going to drop a mine in the middle [9:50] of the Strait of Hormuz, [9:53] not much you can do to persuade a ship owner [9:57] that has a billion-dollar ship [9:58] that we're going to take a trip up the Strait. [10:00] Now, yesterday, you probably saw, [10:03] we sent two highly sophisticated, [10:05] beautiful, brand-new destroyers [10:07] right through the middle of the Strait. [10:09] And nobody did anything to us [10:10] because what we do is we follow the... [10:12] We follow the weapon back. [10:15] So it follows back, [10:16] and it knocks out the people on the other side. [10:20] Literally within three minutes, [10:21] they're knocked out. [10:22] The technology is unbelievable. [10:24] But we don't know whether or not they do, [10:27] whether or not they put... [10:28] I didn't talk about it yesterday. [10:30] My inclination is to have a few. [10:33] And I will tell you, [10:35] it was a good meeting yesterday, [10:36] really a good meeting, [10:38] except for one problem. [10:39] And it's 95%. [10:41] They want to have nuclear weapons. [10:43] It's not going to happen. [10:44] And this is a key point, Mr. President. [10:46] For those people out there [10:48] who have not been following it as closely, [10:51] can you explain to those people [10:52] why it was critical [10:55] for the United States to go into Iran? [10:57] Can you articulate what was behind that move [11:01] that was so important for the U.S. to go into Iran? [11:04] Yeah, so easy. [11:04] The easiest question you've asked me so far, [11:07] they can't have nuclear weapons. [11:09] They have nuclear. [11:10] They want to enrich what they have. [11:13] They want to enrich more. [11:15] As you know, we knocked out with the B-2 bombers. [11:17] Had we not knocked that out, [11:19] they would have had a nuclear weapon [11:21] within one month after we knocked out. [11:23] In other words, [11:24] had the B-2, [11:24] those beautiful B-2 bombers [11:26] totally obliterated their three sites. [11:29] They have three sites. [11:30] And they are now deep in the earth [11:34] with, you know, tons of rock. [11:35] Now, that material should be gotten, [11:38] but we have cameras on it. [11:40] We have satellites with the Space Force. [11:41] That was one of my beauties, Space Force. [11:43] So important. [11:44] But we're watching those. [11:46] We're watching every single aspect of that area. [11:49] They can't move without us [11:50] knowing exactly what's going on. [11:51] But it's deep down, [11:53] and it takes a long time to get it out. [11:55] It's an amazing attack. [11:57] Had we not done that, [11:59] they would have had within one month from that date, [12:01] they would have had a nuclear weapon. [12:03] If they had a nuclear weapon, [12:04] they would have used it on Israel [12:06] and the Middle East. [12:07] Look, they went after five countries [12:11] that were sort of neutral, I guess. [12:13] I don't know how friendly they were, [12:15] but they weren't in the line of attack. [12:17] They dropped on UAE probably 1,800 missiles. [12:22] They dropped on Saudi Arabia a lot, [12:24] and they dropped on Qatar a lot. [12:26] They dropped on Bahrain. [12:28] I mean, they went crazy. [12:33] And everyone was surprised. [12:34] Actually, it was good for us [12:35] because they all joined us immediately, [12:37] you know, at some point. [12:38] I mean, they're either going to be petrified [12:40] or they're going to join. [12:41] They all joined, and they've been very helpful. [12:43] All of these countries have been great. [12:44] And Kuwait. [12:45] And this is the key point [12:46] that I was getting to, [12:48] and the reason that you feel [12:50] they cannot have a nuclear weapon [12:52] because they will use it. [12:53] And that's what I wanted you to explain to the audience. [12:56] Yeah, I think they would use it. [12:58] And they'd start with Israel, [13:00] and one weapon would, you know, [13:03] do damage like nobody's ever seen. [13:05] Wipe it out, conceivably, a big one. [13:07] No. [13:07] Not wipe it out. [13:08] They don't need more than one. [13:10] And then they go after the Middle East, [13:12] and then they'd eventually come here, okay? [13:14] And we're not letting them come here, [13:16] and we're not going to let them... [13:18] We have great allies over there. [13:20] I'll tell you, those five countries, [13:22] look at the Israeli relationship. [13:25] Look at the incredible partnership we have on this. [13:28] And, you know, as Bibi Netanyahu said, [13:30] we're the big brother, [13:32] and they're the small brother. [13:33] And, you know, it's been a very effective team. [13:37] What we've done in a... [13:38] Literally in a matter of days, [13:40] within three, four days, [13:41] Iran essentially was wiped out. [13:45] And it's so sad, though, [13:47] when the press says they're fighting bravely. [13:49] They're not fighting bravely. [13:51] They have no anti-aircraft. [13:53] We can... [13:54] We fly over there at will, [13:56] can take out anything we want. [13:58] As you know, last week, I said, [14:00] we're going to strongly consider [14:01] knocking out their power plants [14:03] and the rest of their bridges. [14:04] We took down their big bridge, [14:05] but we just did that [14:06] because we were having good discussions, [14:09] and they go to the press. [14:10] They're very good with public relations, [14:12] much better with public relations [14:14] than they are at fighting. [14:15] They go to the press, [14:17] and they say, [14:18] President Trump said it's okay [14:19] for us to have a nuclear weapon, [14:21] when I never even spoke to him. [14:23] And, by the way, [14:23] that would be the only thing [14:25] I would never say to them. [14:27] And they know that. [14:28] Right. [14:28] And then the New York Times, [14:29] which is a fake paper. [14:32] It's just a fake. [14:33] You just believe the opposite. [14:34] It's so sad when you look at CNN, [14:37] the New York Times, [14:38] ABC fake news, [14:40] NBC fake news. [14:41] When you look at this stuff, [14:43] it's so sad to see it. [14:45] I mean, they report things [14:46] that they know are false. [14:47] It's almost treasonous, actually, [14:49] if you want to really know the truth. [14:51] It's almost treasonous. [14:52] But if you're reading [14:55] the New York Times exclusively, [14:57] and their current circulation, [14:58] by the way, is way down. [14:59] It's way down. [15:00] I'm proud to report that. [15:02] But if you're reading [15:03] the New York Times exclusively, [15:05] you would say that they are [15:06] doing great in the war. [15:08] Mr. President, [15:09] I want to... [15:09] They're doing terribly. [15:10] I want to ask you about that. [15:11] The only thing they have [15:12] is the ability to say, [15:13] well, we may have some minds. [15:15] And, you know, if you have a ship, [15:17] who wants to take a chance? [15:18] You're not going to take a chance. [15:19] Mr. President, I want to ask you [15:20] about that, [15:20] because you put out a tweet, [15:21] and it really gripped the nation [15:24] a week ago when we were all [15:26] waiting and watching for the [15:29] United States' next move, [15:30] should the Iranians not open [15:32] the Strait of Hormuz. [15:34] And you wrote this on Truth Social, [15:37] a whole civilization will die [15:39] tonight, never to be brought back [15:41] again. [15:42] I don't want that to happen, [15:43] but it probably will. [15:44] However, now that we have a [15:45] complete and total regime change [15:47] where different, smarter, and less [15:48] radicalized minds prevail, [15:50] maybe something wonderful can [15:52] happen. [15:53] Mr. President, you were [15:54] criticized for this treat because [15:55] you said a whole civilization will [15:57] die tonight. [15:58] What do you want to say about that? [16:00] And what can you tell us about [16:01] next steps here? [16:02] Are you planning for the [16:04] destruction? [16:04] Yeah, I'm fine with it. [16:06] That statement brought them to the [16:07] table, with the exception of the one [16:09] thing, which I believe that they're [16:11] going to give up on. [16:12] I believe they're going to give up on [16:13] that pretty soon, to be honest, [16:14] because it's not going to work. [16:16] We were, we actually thought we had [16:19] them, and then all of a sudden they [16:20] said, no, we won. [16:22] So, you know, but I believe. [16:23] No, no. [16:24] And when I say that, but remember, [16:25] what have they said to us? [16:26] For years, I've had to listen to them [16:28] say, death to America, right? [16:31] They say, death to America, death to [16:33] Israel, America, the Satan. [16:35] We will destroy America, death to [16:37] America. [16:38] Now, does anybody ever complain to [16:40] you when they say that? [16:41] I think that's a big step worse. [16:44] Death to America. [16:45] So they're allowed to say death to [16:47] America, and what I'm referring to [16:49] is, and when I talk about [16:50] civilization, it'll be much different [16:52] because their military will be [16:54] totally gone. [16:55] It's pretty much gone now. [16:56] But their military, look at their [16:57] leadership. [16:58] We have had regime change because [17:00] the people we dealt with yesterday [17:02] were, frankly, very smart, very [17:07] sharp, very good, very good. [17:10] I think they were smarter than the [17:12] people from before, Khomeini and [17:14] that group. [17:15] Look what it got them. [17:17] Look what all of their antics were [17:18] spending, trillions of, they spent [17:20] all their money on weapons. [17:22] We've destroyed most of those [17:23] weapons. [17:23] But, you know, when I say about a [17:26] civilization, it really has changed. [17:28] It really has. [17:28] But think of it. [17:29] They're allowed to say death to [17:31] America, death to this, death to... [17:34] And I make one statement, they say, [17:36] oh, such a big deal. [17:38] Let me tell you, that statement got [17:39] them to the bargaining table, and [17:41] they haven't left. [17:42] They haven't left the bargaining [17:43] table. [17:44] I predict they come back and they give [17:46] us everything we want. [17:48] And I told my people, I want [17:49] everything. [17:50] I don't want 90%. [17:51] I don't want 95%. [17:53] I told them, I want everything. [17:55] Well, and what they want... [17:56] They have no cards. [17:57] Maria, Maria. [17:58] Yep. [17:59] They have no cards. [18:00] Their Navy is gone. [18:02] Their Air Force is gone. [18:03] Totally gone. [18:04] They have nothing. [18:04] They have no ships. [18:07] 158 ships are at the bottom of the [18:09] sea. [18:10] Good ones. [18:10] Good ones. [18:11] New. [18:12] The Soleimani. [18:13] They had one called the Soleimani. [18:15] It was taken out by one of our [18:16] TIGER SHARKS by one of our [18:17] rapid, rapidly moving submarines. [18:22] It's amazing. [18:23] Our military is so good. [18:24] Do you know our military has a 94% [18:26] approval rating now? [18:28] Well, Congress has a 14%. [18:30] The media has a 12%. [18:32] When I started, the media had a 92% [18:35] approval rating. [18:36] Now they're down to 14%. [18:37] Wow. [18:38] And I'm very proud of it because [18:39] they're very dishonest. [18:40] Mr. President, I see what just [18:42] took place in terms of our NATO [18:44] allies pushing back and not [18:46] supporting you and the United [18:48] States. [18:48] And I see what has happened with [18:50] our Gulf allies in the Middle [18:52] East who do not want a bully in [18:54] the Middle East any longer. [18:56] Are you expecting those Gulf [18:58] allies to help you in this [18:59] blockade in the Strait of Hormuz? [19:01] Oh, yeah. [19:01] What other countries are going to [19:02] join that? [19:03] So the Gulf states, now you could [19:05] say they're much closer, so maybe [19:07] they have to do it. [19:08] But, you know, they also could [19:09] stay out. [19:10] But they made a mistake when they [19:12] started lobbing missiles at them. [19:14] And here's the good thing. [19:15] The Gulf states, they are rich. [19:16] And they have a lot of patriots. [19:18] Our patriot missile, which is an [19:19] anti-missile missile, and it's [19:22] unbelievable. [19:23] They fired at us one day at a [19:25] certain asset that we have, [19:26] namely the aircraft carrier [19:29] Abraham Lincoln, one of the [19:30] beauties of the world, one of the [19:32] great beauties of the world. [19:33] They fired 101 missiles out of [19:36] 100. [19:37] These things are going 2,000, more [19:40] than 2,000 miles an hour. [19:42] And out of 101 missiles, 101 were [19:45] shot down like nothing and are now [19:48] at the bottom of the sea, the [19:50] remnants of them. [19:51] Think of it. [19:52] 101 missiles shot. [19:53] In a short period of time, all 101 [19:56] were knocked out. [19:58] So we have the greatest military [19:59] equipment. [20:00] We have the greatest people. [20:01] We have the strongest military in [20:03] the world by far, and everybody [20:04] sees it, whether it's Venezuela or [20:07] what we've done with Arendt. [20:09] And when I read, you know, the fake [20:11] news, talking about how well [20:13] Arendt is, they're not doing well [20:14] at all. [20:15] They're getting killed. [20:16] I could take out Iran in one day. [20:18] I could take out, in one hour, I [20:22] could have their entire energy, [20:24] everything, every one of their [20:26] plants, their electric generating [20:27] plants, which is a big deal. [20:29] And I hate to do it, because if I do [20:32] it, it takes you 10 years to rebuild. [20:33] They'll never be able to rebuild it. [20:36] And the other thing you take out are [20:37] the bridges. [20:38] I took out one just to show them, [20:39] because they went public with a [20:42] statement that wasn't true. [20:44] They admitted it. [20:45] I say, I'm going to take out a [20:46] bridge, and I took out a bridge. [20:49] And that was the end of that. [20:50] Now they've been really behaving [20:52] quite well. [20:53] But in one half of a day, they [20:56] wouldn't have one bridge standing. [20:58] They wouldn't have one electric [20:59] generating plant standing. [21:02] And they're back in the Stone [21:03] Ages. [21:04] I'd rather not do that. [21:06] But I do believe they're going to [21:07] come to the table on this, because [21:09] nobody can be so stupid as to say [21:12] that we want to have nuclear [21:14] weapons, and they have no cards. [21:15] They have no cards whatsoever. [21:17] So if they do not give up that [21:19] effort, is that the plan? [21:21] Will you further destruct Iran? [21:24] Yeah, I will. [21:25] If they don't give that plan up, [21:26] yeah. [21:27] I'm not in you, Jerry. [21:28] What we want to do is we'll open [21:29] up the strait. [21:30] But the ships are coming up to [21:32] the United States. [21:36] Well, don't miss more of my [21:37] interview coming up in the next [21:38] hour ahead of my exclusive with the [21:40] president right here. [21:42] Catch it on Wednesday from the [21:44] White House. [21:45] That is Wednesday right here on [21:46] Mornings with Maria. [21:48] We're going to check markets this [21:49] morning, check the price of oil, and [21:50] also get into the week ahead now [21:53] that Congress is back, as well as [21:55] the bank earnings. [21:56] We'll bring you more of the [21:58] highlights from my interview with [21:59] President Trump all morning long.