On Red Sea risk, Trump warns U.S. will "take care of things" if Houthis blockade shipping

A reporter asked whether the Houthi rebel activity could open another front by blocking the Red Sea. President Trump said the United States would "take care of things" if a blockade occurred and cited a prior U.S. response described as "about 45 days of very powerful action" that had reduced Houthi activity.

Trump framed the previous measures as effective and said "we haven't heard from them in a while since we did what we did originally," adding that if a similar situation re-emerges, the U.S. would respond. The comments reiterated a posture of readiness but did not announce any new, on-the-record operational steps or timelines.

Reporters asked follow-up questions about shipping security and allied coordination; the president said he would "take care of it" and reiterated that U.S. forces and partners had addressed similar threats in the past.