House Intelligence Chairman Mike Turner (R-OH) said the Biden administration has been “very timid” in its response to Iran‘s escalation of hostilities in the Middle East region.
The congressman, who has access to some of the most sensitive national security secrets of the United States, said during a Sunday appearance on ABC’s “This Week” that it was “significant” that President Joe Biden’s team “continues to not respond to the Houthi escalation in the area.”
GOP Rep. Mike Turner calls for the Biden administration to take tougher action against the Houthis after the U.S. Navy clashed with the Yemeni armed group in the Red Sea, telling @JonKarl that Pres. Biden “has been very timid” in responding. https://t.co/5wewFKsrPe pic.twitter.com/k67SK3oWi9
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) December 31, 2023
Turner was responding to how Iranian-backed Houthi boats attacked yet…