Rep. Turner Calls for the Biden Admin to Take Tougher Action Against the Houthis After Clash with the U.S. Navy

KARL Let s bring ░░░░░░░░ House Intelligence Committee Chair ░░░░░░░░ Turner of Ohio Thank ░░░░░░░░ for being here TURNER ░░░░░░░░ morning KARL Before we ░░░░░░░░ to the border I ░░░░░░░░ want to ask you ░░░░░░░░ overnight more clashes with ░░░░░░░░ Houthis in the Red ░░░░░░░░ The Navy actually taking ░░░░░░░░ four of these little ░░░░░░░░ ships that were attacking ░░░░░░░░ merchant ship in the ░░░░░░░░ What what s your ░░░░░░░░ of how significant that ░░░░░░░░ TURNER Well I think ░░░░░░░░ s significant is that ░░░░░░░░ administration continues to not ░░░░░░░░ to the Houthi escalation ░░░░░░░░ the area and look ░░░░░░░░ to the operations that ░░░░░░░░ going on in Yemen ░░░░░░░░ really though is the ░░░░░░░░ the Iran issue I ░░░░░░░░ the Houthis Hezbollah Hamas ░░░░░░░░ all you know satellites ░░░░░░░░ trained by Iran itself ░░░░░░░░ administration has been very ░░░░░░░░ in responding to escalation ░░░░░░░░ Iran In order to ░░░░░░░░ able to address this ░░░░░░░░ re going to have ░░░░░░░░ look at operations into ░░░░░░░░ where the capabilities are ░░░░░░░░ where Iran continues to ░░░░░░░░ them as they attack ░░░░░░░░ commercial shipping areas and ░░░░░░░░ at risk U S ░░░░░░░░ KARL So so should ░░░░░░░░ president be ordering attacks ░░░░░░░░ Houthi positions in Yemen ░░░░░░░░ I think the president ░░░░░░░░ has to look at ░░░░░░░░ actions need to be ░░░░░░░░ in Yemen to be ░░░░░░░░ to prevent the Houthis ░░░░░░░░ continue to put commercial ░░░░░░░░ military vessels at risk ░░░░░░░░ fact that the president ░░░░░░░░ not doing that is ░░░░░░░░ Iran a total pass ░░░░░░░░ an ability to operate ░░░░░░░░ consequences in the area ░░░░░░░░ are this is a ░░░░░░░░ of Iran again just ░░░░░░░░ Hezbollah and Hamas is ░░░░░░░░ the administration s timidry ░░░░░░░░ really you know very ░░░░░░░░ KARL Although now you ░░░░░░░░ had three ships small ░░░░░░░░ boats that have been ░░░░░░░░ out They have been ░░░░░░░░ But again they were ░░░░░░░░ was looks like self ░░░░░░░░ by the Navy.”