National Security Adviser Mike Waltz dropped a truth bomb on CBS’s Face the Nation this weekend, and it’s one the Biden White House won’t want to hear. Waltz laid out exactly how President Trump is doing what the last administration wouldn’t—crippling the Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists who have spent the last year and a half launching attacks on U.S. ships and clogging up global trade in the Red Sea.
.@MikeWaltz47 on strikes against Houthi terrorists in the Red Sea: "75% of our U.S.-flagged shipping now has to go around the southern coast of Africa rather than going through the Suez Canal. Keeping the sea lanes open, keeping trade and commerce open, is a fundamental aspect of… pic.twitter.com/p3Ou1FbF1j
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According to Waltz, America isn’t lobbing empty threats or sending “strongly worded letters” anymore. Under Trump’s orders, the U.S. military is obliterating critical Houthi assets. That includes their lead missile operator, command centers, weapons factories, drone production facilities—you name it. It’s a full-scale smackdown of terrorists who’ve acted with impunity for far too long.
And the difference in leadership couldn’t be clearer. Waltz contrasted Trump’s decisive action with the Biden administration’s embarrassing record of “pinprick” strikes and “wait-and-see” weakness. While Biden let global sea lanes spiral into chaos, Trump is restoring order through strength—just like he said he would.
Waltz didn’t mince words when describing the enemy: the Houthis are “like al Qaeda or ISIS, with advanced cruise and ballistic missiles, courtesy of Iran.” These aren’t some backwater militants—these are high-tech terrorists armed to the teeth, and they’ve been targeting our merchant and Navy ships while Biden played footsie with diplomacy.
But those days are over.
President Trump is reclaiming America’s global standing and putting the Houthis, and their Iranian sugar daddies, on notice. “This is not about politics,” Waltz said. “This is about national security. This is about keeping the lifeblood of global commerce—our sea lanes—open and protected.”
Translation: Trump isn’t just fixing Biden’s mess—he’s putting America back in charge. And the world is watching.
