Trump Unveils Crackpot Scheme to Declare Waterway U.S. Territory

Samuel Corum/Getty Images President Donald Trump signaled the U.S. military could have a ramped-up presence in the Middle East to deal with Iran indefinitely as he sets his sights on a new “territory.” Concern is deepening that the president has drawn the U.S. into a quagmire in the region as his war stretches into its sixth month and Trump struggles to reach a deal. Trump insisted while speaking on Long Island on Friday that Iran was being “very badly defeated” after he has already repeatedly…