Trump says US will be ‘paid’ for guarding Strait of Hormuz

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States would be paid for guarding the Strait of Hormuz after declaring that it would be “taking over” the strategic waterway._x000D_
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“We’ll become the guardian of the Strait,” Trump told Fox News, adding that the US had been guarding it for “nothing” but now would be reimbursed by wealthy nations._x000D_
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“We’re going to get paid for guarding it. A lot of money, but we just want to be reimbursed for doing all of this, for putting our people in danger.”