Trump declares ‘Real pain yet to come’ for Houthis, boasts of U.S. economic boom

By Kazeem Ugbodaga

U.S. President Donald Trump has unleashed a fiery barrage of statements, declaring that the Iran-backed Houthi militants have been decimated by relentless U.S. strikes while warning that “the real pain is yet to come” for the group and its backers in Iran.

In a series of tweets on X, Trump painted a picture of unstoppable American firepower, claiming that U.S. forces had delivered devastating blows to Houthi fighters over the past two weeks.

“Many of their Fighters and Leaders are no longer with us,” Trump wrote. “We hit them every day and night — Harder and harder. Their capabilities that threaten Shipping and the Region are rapidly being destroyed.”

The president made it clear that the attacks would continue until the Houthis ceased their aggression.

“The choice for the Houthis is clear: Stop shooting at U.S. ships, and we will stop shooting at you. Otherwise, we have only just begun, and the real pain is yet to come, for both the Houthis and their sponsors in Iran,” he declared.

Trump’s comments come amid escalating tensions in the Red Sea, where the Houthis have repeatedly targeted international shipping lanes, prompting U.S. and allied forces to retaliate with airstrikes.

Trump Touts ‘Unmatched’ Economic Transformation

Shifting from military threats to economic triumph, Trump claimed that the U.S. was undergoing a historic transformation under his leadership, with companies “pouring into our Country at levels never seen before.”

“There will never have been a transformation of a Country like the transformation that is happening, for all to see, in the United States of America,” he boasted.

He further took aim at former President Joe Biden, claiming that in just two months, his administration had secured more private investment commitments than Biden managed in four years.

“A fact that the Fake News hates talking about!” Trump added.

Praise for El Salvador’s President

In a final jab at Biden’s immigration policies, Trump thanked El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele for taking back criminals that, according to him, were “so stupidly allowed” into the U.S. under Biden’s watch.

“Thank you President Bukele, of El Salvador, for taking the criminals that were so stupidly allowed, by the Crooked Joe Biden Administration, to enter our Country, and giving them such a wonderful place to live!”