By Molly Goddard
12:59am PDT, Mar 18, 2025
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President
Donald Trump found a way to relax while dealing with a stressful situation.
On Saturday, March 15, the
White House released
images of the commander-in-chief watching the airstrikes targeting Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis after seemingly playing a round of golf at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla.
Join us to hear how Trump dealt with the global conflict while also making time for his favorite hobby…
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In videos shared to
social media, Donald Trump loyalists caught the businessman sitting in the backseat of his motorcade wearing his signature "Make America Great Again" cap while arriving at the golf course.
Although the administration did not specify where Trump, Secretary of State
Marco Rubio and National Security Advisor
Michael Walz watched footage of the strike on the same day,
The Apprentice star appeared to be wearing his sports gear while ready to hit the links.
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Donald Trump first announced the air strikes in a Truth Social update on Saturday, March 15. "They have waged an unrelenting campaign of piracy, violence and terrorism against American and other ships, aircraft and drones," he wrote. "We will use overwhelming lethal force until we have achieved our objective."
In a Sunday, March 16, statement, Iran's military chief
Hossein Salami made it clear his country "will not wage
war, but if anyone threatens, it will give appropriate, decisive and conclusive responses."
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In another update, Donald Trump sent a strong
message to the Houthis. "To all Houthi terrorists, YOUR TIME IS UP AND YOUR ATTACKS MUST STOP, STARTING TODAY. IF THEY DON'T, H*** WILL RAIN DOWN UPON YOU LIKE NOTHING YOU HAVE EVER SEEN BEFORE!" he ranted.
According to the Houthi-run Yemeni health ministry via
ABC News, the death toll clocked in at 53 people, while 98 people were injured due to the strike.
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The bold move is the most significant military action Donald Trump has carried out after resuming office in January.
On Sunday, March 16, the Houthis replied to
America's action by launching a retaliatory attack on the U.S.S. Harry S. Truman. However, according to the news outlet, the mission was unsuccessful.
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The last reported airstrike from the United States happened on January 8 under former President
Joe Biden. However, Donald Trump was critical of the way the Democratic leader handled the situation.
"Joe Biden's response was pathetically weak, so the unrestrained Houthis just kept going," the Republican wrote in a Truth Social update.
