President Donald Trump addressed several pressing international conflicts after stepping off Air Force One in Maryland, declaring that Iranian naval forces had been destroyed ahead of a planned energy blockade and expressing sharp disapproval of NATO for its perceived lack of support.

“Their military is destroyed. Their whole Navy is underwater. You know that 158 ships are gone. Their navy is gone. Most of their mine droppers are gone. At 10 tomorrow, we have a blockade going into effect. Other nations are working so that Iran will not be able to sell oil”, - said Trump.

The President then expressed sharp disapproval of NATO countries, indicating that America’s financial commitment to support the alliance, particularly against Russia, is going to be under “very serious examination”: “But I’m very disappointed in NATO. They weren't there for us. We pay trillions of dollars for NATO, and they weren't there for us”.

While NATO countries are now stepping up to assist the U.S., Trump described the effort as too late: “Now they want to come up, but there’s no real threat anymore. When you think of it, we’re guarding against Russia. And I’ve long thought it was a little ridiculous, but we spent trillions of dollars doing it. And I think that’s going to be under very serious examination”.