Trump floats renaming Strait of Hormuz to “Trump Strait”
Trump suggests renaming the Strait of Hormuz to “Trump Strait,” claiming the waterway is now under U.S. control and would be “hotter” than ever.
WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald Trump proposed renaming the Strait of Hormuz to “Trump Strait,” claiming in a Truth Social post that the waterway is now under U.S. control.
Trump framed the idea as a rhetorical question and tied it to his own name, arguing the passage would be “hotter” than ever. The post named no vote, no agency action, and no formal process for a name change.
Here is the full post on truthsocial: “Now that we have it under U.S.A. control, should we change the name Hormuz Strait to TRUMP STRAIT???Like America itself, it would be “hotter” than ever before! Thank you for your attention to this matter. Trump” on September 2, 2026 at 11:23 AM ET.
This is Trump’s 5th message released today, and the last post was 47 minutes ago, and it is not part of a thread. On average, Trump produces 18 posts per day since his inauguration on January 20, 2025. The move fits a broader pattern in Trump’s recent messaging, with 73 of his 679 posts over the last 30 days classified as Foreign Policy posts.
The post invokes the phrase “Like America,” echoing the title of the 1974 Joseph Beuys performance work “I Like America and America Likes Me,” according to The Daily Star. That piece has become a reference point in cultural writing on American identity and the trickster figure, according to thedailystar. Trump’s post used the phrase as a rhetorical flourish rather than a citation.
President Donald J. Trump proposed renaming the Strait of Hormuz at WASHINGTON D.C.
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The Strait of Hormuz sits at the mouth of the Persian Gulf and functions as one of the world’s most important shipping lanes for oil. Trump’s claim that the passage is “under U.S.A. control” appears only in his own post, with no cited government order or agency finding attached to the message.
Trump’s suggestion carries no legal weight on its own. A renaming of an international waterway would depend on formal action, and the post described none. The wording leaves the proposal as a question posed to his audience rather than an executed policy.
Trump directed readers to his own account by mentioning the source (see truthsocial). The account is the origin of the post and the sole attribution for the claim about U.S. control of the strait. No other party is quoted or credited in the message.
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