The Houthi terrorist organization reportedly fired 11 drones and one ballistic missile at the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier group over the weekend following President Donald Trump’s airstrikes against the Iran-backed terrorist group on Saturday.
A senior defense official told Fox News on Sunday that the U.S. military shot down multiple Houthi drones that were intended to hit the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier group. The anonymous defense official confirmed that the drones were shot down “well before” they presented a serious threat to the U.S. aircraft carrier group.
ABC News cited a U.S. official who said the Houthi terrorist organization fired 11 drones and one ballistic missile and that the drones and missile did not come close to striking any of the vessels in the U.S. aircraft carrier group. According to the U.S. official, 10 of the drones were shot down by U.S. Air Force planes, and one of the drones was shot down by U.S. Navy planes. The official added that the ballistic missile was not intercepted since it did not come close to the ships.
In a Saturday statement on Truth Social, Trump said, “Today, I have ordered the United States Military to launch decisive and powerful Military action against the Houthi terrorists in Yemen. They have waged an unrelenting campaign of piracy, violence, and terrorism against American, and other, ships, aircraft, and drones.”
Trump claimed that former President Joe Biden’s “pathetically weak” response to the Houthi terrorist organization’s attacks enabled them to keep attacking U.S. commercial and military ships.
“It has been over a year since a U.S.-flagged commercial ship safely sailed through the Suez Canal, the Red Sea, or the Gulf of Aden,” Trump added. “The last American Warship to go through the Red Sea, four months ago, was attacked by the Houthis over a dozen times.”
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Trump explained that the U.S. military was executing aerial attacks against “the terrorists’ bases, leaders, and missile defenses to protect American shipping, air, and naval assets, and to restore Navigational Freedom.”
“No terrorist force will stop American commercial and naval vessels from freely sailing the Waterways of the World,” Trump said. “To all Houthi terrorists, YOUR TIME IS UP, AND YOUR ATTACKS MUST STOP, STARTING TODAY. IF THEY DON’T, HELL WILL RAIN DOWN UPON YOU LIKE NOTHING YOU HAVE EVER SEEN BEFORE!”
In a Sunday post on X, formerly Twitter, the White House shared pictures of Trump, National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio watching the U.S. strikes against the Houthi terrorists over the weekend.
“President Trump is taking action against the Houthis to defend US shipping assets and deter terrorist threats,” the White House tweeted. “For too long American economic & national threats have been under assault by the Houthis. Not under this presidency.”