Trump furious at ‘handpicked general’ over Iran war strategy: report

Key Topics in this News Article:
News Snapshot:

President Donald Trump has reportedly been furious with his “handpicked general” over delays to reopen the Strait of Hormuz amid the ongoing war with Iran, according to reports Monday. Gen. Dan Caine was selected by Trump and the president apparently doesn’t understand why the top military leader hasn’t forced the oil route to reopen “despite Caine having repeatedly briefed him on the likely closure of the waterway ahead of the war,” The Daily Beast reported. Trump apparently pushed back on Caine and was in disbelief last week in an Oval Office meeting over why the reopening wasn’t happening faster. “The…