Over the weekend, Donald Trump basically went hat in hand to a long list of world powers that included China, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Japan, South Korea. He’s asking them to bail him out after his own actions led to the Strait of Hormuz being shut down. That closure has sparked a growing energy and economic crisis, and Trump’s solution was to plead for other nations to send warships to help him out to reopen it.

And true to form, he didn’t do this through any normal diplomatic channels. Instead, he blasted his requests out on social media, mixing the usual cocktail of chest-thumping, finger-pointing, and self-pity as he tried to shift the blame. At one point, he said other countries should “protect their own territory,” arguing that the U.S. doesn’t even need to be involved since “we have a lot of oil.” In another post, he suggested that if NATO allies don’t step up, they’re somehow being ungrateful, because America has “always been there” for them.

It’s probably worth remembering that Trump was warned about this exact scenario by the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Pretty much anyone who’s paid attention to the Middle East since the 1980s knows Iran could close the Strait at any time. But now, he’s calling on other nations to risk their people and resources to clean up after his strategic mess. Unsurprisingly, they’re not lining up to help Donald out of a jam that he created.

In response, European leaders have flatly said no. They’re not sending warships to the Strait of Hormuz, even with Trump hinting that NATO’s future might be at stake. Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz put it bluntly: there was never any decision to intervene, so the question of sending military support simply “does not arise.” Merz also condemned Iran’s regime but cautioned that “bombing it into submission” isn’t a viable strategy. Defense Minister Boris Pistorius was even more direct: “This is not our war.”

Trump claims he’s getting support from unnamed countries, but of course, he won’t say which ones. That probably means they don’t exist or they’re countries with no real military capacity to speak of, much like the symbolic participants he rounded up for his so-called “Board of Peace” stunt. He’s not going to get any meaningful help from major powers willing to risk lives and resources to prop up his botched confrontation with Iran.

And I have to say, it’s actually refreshing to see world leaders pushing back on Trump’s insanity. The word “no” isn’t one Trump hears often or understands.