A liberal political analyst snapped at a GOP pundit on CNN on Monday over his defense of President Donald Trump’s decision to blockade the Strait of Hormuz.
Last week, Trump announced a retaliatory blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway near Iran that accounts for 20% of global shipping, as a result of failed negotiations to end the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran. GOP pundit Hal Lambert, CEO of Point Bridge Capital, argued during a panel on CNN’s “NewsNight” that Trump instituted the blockade because Iran is “stalling” the negotiations.
Leigh McGowan, host of the “Politics Girl” podcast, was having none of it and offered up a blistering takedown.
“It’s not just oil coming out of the Strait of Hormuz, it’s fertilizer, helium, and things that change the entire world economic order,” McGowan said. “I think we have to be really serious.”
“There’s a reason … that the world is turning its back on us right now,” she added. “We’re saying, ‘We need the help,’ and they’re like, ‘No, this is a problem you made on your own.’”
Lambert cut in and argued that applying economic pressure to Iran “has been the policy of every Democrat for years.”
“I’m not talking about Democrats!” McGowan shot back. “I’m talking about what’s going on in Iran right now, man. Listen!”
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