Trump claims Houthis 'don't want to fight' and says US will stop bombing campaign
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that the United States will cease bombing the Houthis, stating that he received word they no longer wish to fight.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced the U.S. will stop its bombing campaign against the Houthis in Yemen after the terrorist group told him they "don't want to fight."
"They just don't want to fight," Trump told reporters from the Oval Office. "They just don't want to, and we will honor that. We will stop the bombings."
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Trump said the bombings on Houthi targets will stop "effectively immediately."
Secretary of State Marco Rubio then said the "job" was to get attacks on ships in the region to stop.
"If that's going to stop, we will stop," he added.
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