Trump Disputes Iran’s Hormuz Control | Balance of Power: Early Edition 5/27/2026

On the early edition of Balance of Power, Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz discuss President Donald Trump's cabinet meeting at the White House. On today's show, Cohen Group Senior Adviser Jen Gavito, Harvard Kennedy School Ash Center Visiting Democracy Fellow Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and American Airlines CEO Robert Isom. Chapters: 00:00:00 - Balance of Power: Early Edition 00:04:04 - Trump on Iran: It Really is Regime Change 00:11:56 - Trump Says Nobody Will Control Hormuz but US Will Watch Over It 00:16:46 - Trump: Not Sure We Should Make Iran Deal If No Abraham Accords 00:21:12 - Trump on Iran: It Really is Regime Change 00:22:02 - Trump on Iran: When They Behave We'll Let Them Have Their Money 00:22:38 - Trump: Gas Tax Holidays is Something We Might Talk About 00:23:03 - US Airlines Face Rising Fuel Costs 00:24:28 - American Airlines CEO: People Want to Travel 00:26:28 - American Airlines CEO: Seeing "Tremendous" Demand for Travel 00:30:36 - American Airlines CEO: Still Projecting 2025 Level of Profitability in 2026 00:33:59 - Trump: Not Sure We Should Make Iran Deal If No Abraham Accords 00:36:22 - Nasa: Have a lot of Ability to Put Mass on the Moon's Surface -------- More on Bloomberg Television and Markets Like this video? Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss any videos from Bloomberg Markets & Finance: https://tinyurl.com/ysu5b8a9 Visit http://www.bloomberg.com for business news & analysis, up-to-the-minute market data, features, profiles and more. Connect with Bloomberg Television on: X: https://twitter.com/BloombergTV Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BloombergTelevision Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloombergtv/ Connect with Bloomberg Business on: X: https://twitter.com/business Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bloombergbusiness Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloombergbusiness/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bloombergbusiness?lang=en Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/bloomberg/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bloomberg-news/ More from Bloomberg: Bloomberg Radio: https://twitter.com/BloombergRadio Bloomberg Surveillance: https://twitter.com/bsurveillance Bloomberg Politics: https://twitter.com/bpolitics Bloomberg Originals: https://twitter.com/bbgoriginals Watch more on YouTube: Bloomberg Technology: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergTechnology Bloomberg Originals: https://www.youtube.com/@business Bloomberg Quicktake: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergQuicktake Bloomberg Espanol: https://www.youtube.com/@bloomberg_espanol Bloomberg Podcasts: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergPodcasts