Trump mocks Houthi rebels in video as 200 US airstrikes hit
Donald Trump shared a recording of an attack on the Houthis. He posted the video with a mocking comment: "Oops, there will be no attack by these Houthis," he wrote.
White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt recently stated that the USA conducted "over 200 successful strikes" on the Houthis.
Donald Trump posted a video on platform X that purportedly shows one of these attacks. Trump added a comment to the video, mocking the Houthis. "These Houthis gathered for instructions on an attack. Oops, there will be no attack by these Houthis! They will never sink our ships again!," he wrote.
The USA emphasizes that by bombing Houthi positions, they are fighting terrorism and protecting freedom of navigation. Since the outbreak of war in the Gaza Strip, Yemeni rebels have carried out over 100 attacks on ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, declaring that they support Hamas in this way. The group announced further strikes after Israel started a blockade of the Gaza Strip, broke the truce, and returned to fighting.
Scandal over discussions to attack the Houthis
In the context of Trump's post, it's worth recalling the scandal related to planning attacks on the Houthis. "The Atlantic" revealed that editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg was accidentally added to a group on the Signal messenger, where top U.S. officials—including Vice President J.D. Vance, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth, and national security advisor Michael Waltz—discussed plans to attack the Houthi rebellion in Yemen. Goldberg followed the conversations from March 11, and the strike occurred on March 15.
