Baier pushes back on Trump's Strait of Hormuz claim: 'Traffic has slowed ... to a trickle'
President Trump claimed the U.S. controls the Strait of Hormuz. Fox News host Bret Baier disagreed, saying traffic through the waterway has actually slowed significantly. Their disagreement centers on what's happening in that important shipping route.
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National story. 2 articles from 2 sources. Updated Aug 14, 2026.
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1 sourceBaier pushes back on Trump's Strait of Hormuz claim: 'Traffic has slowed ... to a trickle'
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