Trump is taking on the Houthis in more ways than just cutting off their funding. The Houthis are terrorist pirates . The US first war was against such piracy.
Milestones in the History of U.S. Foreign Relations - Office of the Historian
The US has always had a policy of free navigation of the seas and have when necessary used it's muscle to enforce it.
Since the Gaza war ,the Houthis have supported Hamas by attacking shipping in the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea ;both choke points in the shipping of commercial products .
The US Navy came under direct attack in that time . They have had to use more defensive weapons than they have in 30 years
Navy fired more air defense missiles in 15 months than in 30 years
Clueless Joe took a minimalist response to their attacks while not redesignating them a terrorist organization and certainly not freezing funding from either USAID OR Iran.
Now the US is taking the fight to them and not just against their weapon systems . Their leaders are being attacked .
The strikes killed “multiple” Houthi leaders, according to US national security adviser Michael Waltz. They were an “overwhelming response,” Waltz told ABC News, adding that they were also aimed at “holding Iran responsible” for supporting the Houthis.
Dozens reported killed after Trump orders ‘decisive’ strikes against Yemen’s Houthis | CNN Politics
(note CNN couldn't miss the opportunity to mention that women and children were also casualties )
Trump took to Truth Social the issue a warning .Of note ;he also held Iran responsible for attacks by the Houthis.
To all Houthi terrorists, YOUR TIME IS UP, AND YOUR ATTACKS MUST STOP, STARTING TODAY. IF THEY DON’T, HELL WILL RAIN DOWN UPON YOU LIKE NOTHING YOU HAVE EVER SEEN BEFORE!
To Iran: Support for the Houthi terrorists must end IMMEDIATELY! Do NOT threaten the American People, their President, who has received one of the largest mandates in Presidential History, or Worldwide shipping lanes. If you do, BEWARE, because America will hold you fully accountable and, we won’t be nice about it!
Truth Details | Truth Social
Trump is also tying to get Iran to the negotiating table about their nuke program indicating that their time is running out for a deal . These miliary responses may be a bargaining chip. But hopefully he is serious about eliminating the Houthis threat.
This should also end all the BS claims that Trump is some kind of isolationist . He proved in his first term that he is more than willing to flex US muscle when needed .