America’s enemies never rest. They won’t stop until we’re on our knees.
Now a sudden attack on the US left the Pentagon dumbfounded.
Houthi Claims Stir Red Sea Tensions
Yemen’s Houthi militants grabbed headlines late Tuesday, asserting they’d launched a fresh assault on U.S. Oscars in the Red Sea, targeting the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier and other warships.
The Jerusalem Post carried their statement, followed by an early Wednesday claim of drone strikes on a U.S. vessel and Israeli military sites.
Fox News Digital reached out to the Department of Defense for a response, but the Houthis’ latest boasts—echoing similar unproven retaliation claims this month—came shortly after U.S. forces downed several of their drones, casting doubt on the narrative.
The Trump administration’s steady hand in navigating these provocations shines through, even as the Houthis keep stirring the pot.
Their lack of evidence hasn’t stopped them from trying to flex muscle in response to U.S. strikes on Yemen, but the military’s quick drone takedowns suggest a readiness that keeps the upper edge.
A Signal Slip Sparks Debate
The plot thickened when a leaked Signal chat surfaced, revealing Trump officials hashing out a Houthi strike—until they accidentally looped in Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg. Dubbed “Houthi PC Small Group,” the chat included heavyweights like Michael Waltz, JD Vance, Marco Rubio, Pete Hegseth, John Ratcliffe, Tulsi Gabbard, and Susie Wiles.
Goldberg, invited March 11 by someone he pegged as Waltz, peeked into what he called “war plans” discussions, opting not to spill sensitive details like targets or timing for security’s sake. A bombshell twist? Ratcliffe allegedly dropped a CIA undercover agent’s name into the mix.
Critics pounced, slamming the chat as a national security blunder—top brass aren’t supposed to brainstorm attacks outside secure channels.
The White House didn’t deny its authenticity but downplayed the fuss. Hegseth brushed it off: “I’ve heard how it was characterized. Nobody was texting war plans, and that’s all I have to say about that.”
He didn’t stop there, tearing into Goldberg as “a deceitful and highly discredited, so-called journalist who’s made a profession of peddling hoaxes time and time again,” citing past Trump-related controversies. It’s a fiery defense that keeps the focus on results over chatter.
Sorting Fact from Noise
The Houthi claims and the Signal slip collide in a messy swirl, but the administration’s holding firm.
The U.S. military’s drone intercepts show a no-nonsense stance against Houthi threats, while the chat leak—sloppy or not—hasn’t derailed plans.
Goldberg’s scoop, naming 18 insiders, stirred the pot, but Hegseth’s pushback frames it as more smoke than fire.
With the White House standing by its team, the real test is whether these moves keep the Red Sea in check—a job Trump’s crew seems geared to tackle, missteps and all.
