Biden Houthi Reversal Confirms Trump's Stance

It was a gift from President Joe Biden that former President Donald Trump probably wasn’t expecting. Biden just showed the world that Trump was right about the designation of the Iranian-backed Houthis as a terrorist organization. It’s another example of Biden proving that he is objectively inferior to Trump regarding foreign policy.

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The Yemen-based Islamist paramilitary organization has caused havoc in the Red Sea, launching dozens of attacks recently on shipping vessels in the area. As a result, the Biden administration chose to redesignate the Houthis as a terrorist organization three years after the Trump administration decided to do so. In Feb. 2021, Biden removed the Houthis from the State Department’s list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations.

“Secretary [Antony] Blinken has been clear about undertaking an expeditious review of the designations of Ansarallah given the profound implications for the people of Yemen, home to the world’s worst humanitarian catastrophe,” a State Department official said in Feb. 2021 after Biden’s decision. “After a comprehensive review, we can confirm that the Secretary intends to revoke the Foreign Terrorist Organization and Specially Designated Global Terrorist designations of Ansarallah.”

It’s abundantly clear now this was a catastrophic mistake by Biden. He was in such a rush to undo everything Trump did once he went into office that his political hubris led him to make many mistakes that had devastating consequences that endangered the country and the world.

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