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The speaker claims the United States only needs to control certain trade routes or chokepoints to control trade around the world.
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Chokepoints
The speaker claims the United States only needs to control certain trade routes or chokepoints to control trade around the world.
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The speaker predicts Trump will exert authority over Greenland because Greenland is an Arctic chokepoint for access to Canada and Europe.
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The speaker predicts America may create or use a chokepoint over the Strait of Hormuz even though Iran currently controls it.
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"global trade to America basically being a mafia state, being pirates, and allowing you to use sea lanes and giving you trade access. Okay,..."
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"Venezuela government is very cooperative, okay? They're basically very obedient. And so what we can expect next is for Trump to exert authority over..."
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