US President Donald Trump speaks during an executive order signing ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, April 30, 2026. Donald Trump faced fresh mockery after doubling down on the idea of renaming the Strait of Hormuz after himself.
Trump, who has a penchant for putting his name on buildings and more, reshared what appeared to be an AI-generated map on his Truth Social platform that labeled the narrow channel off Iran’s coast as the “Strait of Trump.”
See the post on Truth Social.
The strategic waterway carries roughly a fifth of the world’s oil supply and its blockade amid Trump’s war on Iran has seen oil prices spiking.
The post quickly drew ridicule online, including from the press office of California Gov. Gavin Newson (Democrat), which jabbed at those rising energy costs.
“Crude oil is now at $120/barrel and climbing. Americans are paying higher and higher prices,” the governor’s press office wrote on X, before adding: “Why won’t President Trump open the Strait of Trump!?”
Other critics slammed the idea, with some calling for the channel to renamed the “Strait of Epstein,” in reference to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a onetime close associate of the president.
Subscribe to Commons People, the podcast that makes politics easy. Every week, Kevin Schofield and Kate Nicholson unpack the week’s biggest stories to keep you informed. Join us for straightforward analysis of what’s going on at Westminster.
Bengali (Bangladesh) · 
English (United States) ·