Trump: "We'll be leaving very soon… what happens in [Hormuz] we'll have nothing to do with" Other countries can "fend for themselves" if they want oil or gas from the Persian Gulf. This is either the most reckless thing a US president has said about global energy security in decades, or it's a bluff. Either way, it's a gift to China, which has been building exactly the kind of regional presence to fill that vacuum.