Trump: "I ordered the U.S. military to take "decisive and powerful" action against the Houthis in Yemen"

President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he ordered the U.S. military to take "decisive and powerful" action against the Houthis in Yemen.

The president announced in a Truth Social post that he has ordered aerial attacks on "bases, leaders, and missile defenses" as a means of protecting American assets and restoring "Navigational Freedom."

"No terrorist force will stop American commercial and naval vessels from freely sailing the Waterways of the World," Trump wrote.

"We will use overwhelming lethal force until we have achieved our objective", Trump added.