What Tommy Vietor has said about Strait of Hormuz

5 quotes · 4 episodes · May 12, 2026 – Jul 14, 2026

Tommy Vietor, Co-host of Pod Save America and Pod Save the World who conducted the Josh Turek interview, has been quoted on Strait of Hormuz 5 times in 4 episodes of Pod Save America, most recently on July 14, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

  • Vietor predicts Trump's Hormuz toll plan is an empty threat for leverage that the White House will soon walk back.

    “my guess is that this is an empty threat designed to create leverage from the white house and they'll probably walk the whole thing back in a couple days”

    Pod Save America: Trump Honors Dead Friend, Restarts War (Jul 14, 2026) · Listen from 5:35

  • Vietor worried that Iran's threats would leave shipping and energy prices unsettled for a long time.

    “I'm worried about this just kind of bumping along in an unsettled fashion for a while. I'm worried about ongoing high energy prices”

    Pod Save America: Pool Me Twice, Shame On You (Jun 23, 2026) · Listen from 6:19

  • Vietor argues the war taught Iran it can disrupt the global economy by closing the Strait of Hormuz.

    “And Iran now knows it can shut down the global economy at any time. by closing the Strait of Hormuz”

    Pod Save America: 80-Year-Old Man Loses War (Jun 16, 2026) · Listen from 6:13

  • Vietor predicts Trump will most likely declare victory and withdraw, leaving Iran in control of the Strait of Hormuz.

    “And then he can find a way to declare victory and slink away, which seems like the most likely option”

    Pod Save America: AOC vs. Bezos (May 12, 2026) · Listen from 7:37

  • Vietor warns that Houthi involvement in the Red Sea could push oil prices to $300 a barrel.

    “If the Houthis get involved and they choke off those access points too, like prices could hit $300 a barrel”

    Pod Save America: AOC vs. Bezos (May 12, 2026) · Listen from 14:29

Episodes

  • Trump Honors Dead Friend, Restarts War

    Pod Save America · Jul 14, 2026 · 1 h 19 min

    Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett and Tommy Vietor discuss the resumed Iran war, Lindsey Graham's death and McConnell's health, then Lovett interviews Brian Tyler Cohen about his book.

  • Pool Me Twice, Shame On You

    Pod Save America · Jun 23, 2026 · 1 h 39 min

    Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, and Tommy Vietor discuss Iran talks, Trump's Reflecting Pool fiasco, the Qatari jet, and Bill Pulte; Tommy interviews Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan about Regime Change.

  • 80-Year-Old Man Loses War

    Pod Save America · Jun 16, 2026 · 1 h 15 min

    Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, and Tommy Vietor assess Trump's Iran war-ending memo, the White House UFC event, and the Newsom probe; Sen. Mark Warner discusses Iran and intelligence nominees.

  • AOC vs. Bezos

    Pod Save America · May 12, 2026 · 1 h 7 min

    Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, and Tommy Vietor discuss the stalled Iran ceasefire, Trump's China trip, Virginia redistricting, AOC versus the Washington Post, and Sean Duffy's road-trip series.

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