Donald Trump Lashes Out at Australia, Other Allies for Failing to Offer Warships

US President Donald Trump has lashed out at Australia and other allies for failing to commit warships to secure the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump previously called for support to help secure the strait, which has been closed off by Iran.

Trump Lashes Out at Australia, Other Allies

According to 9News, Trump took to his Truth Social account to lash out over the lack of support in a war that has kept him increasingly isolated.

“Because of the fact that we have had such Military Success, we no longer ‘need,’ or desire, the NATO Countries’ assistance — WE NEVER DID! Likewise, Japan, Australia, or South Korea,” he said in his post.

“In fact, speaking as President of the United States of America, by far the Most Powerful Country Anywhere in the World, WE DO NOT NEED THE HELP OF ANYONE!”

His post, in full, can be viewed below.

Albanese Government Insists No Formal Request Made

Despite Trump insisting that he had spoken to allies regarding his request for warships, Anthony Albanese government has pushed back and said no formal requests have been made regarding the matter.

According to Sky News, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said on Wednesday that “It’s not something that we’ve been considering in terms of sending battleships to the Strait of Hormuz.”

“We get all kinds of requests, but I’m not aware of that being one of them,” he added. “And we’ve made the nature of our military commitment really clear.”

Chalmers reiterated this in an interview with ABC, saying, “There wasn’t a formal request to send ships to the strait.”

“It’s not something that we’ve been considering in the almost daily National Security Committee meetings that have been taking place over the course of the last couple of weeks,” he explained.