Is ‘Project Freedom’ Just Another Trump Scam?

by | May 4, 2026

As gas prices continue to skyrocket in the US, President Trump has rolled out a new product, Project Freedom, which he claims will open up the Strait of Hormuz. Dubbing it a “humanitarian effort,” Trump is fighting a propaganda battle to shift from being blamed for initiating aggression against Iran to looking like he is defending ships in the Persian Gulf. Will the propaganda work?

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  • Daniel McAdams

    Executive Director of the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity and co-Producer/co-Host, Ron Paul Liberty Report. Daniel served as the foreign affairs, civil liberties, and defense/intel policy advisor to U.S. Congressman Ron Paul, MD (R-Texas) from 2001 until Dr. Paul’s retirement at the end of 2012. From 1993-1999 he worked as a journalist based in Budapest, Hungary, and traveled through the former communist bloc as a human rights monitor and election observer.

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