and now they could finally actually render the judgment and it is not just about what some of the pundits and what not think. >> i want to ask about the situation in the middle east. president biden ordered strikes against dozens of houthi targets in yemen this week in response to the houthi attacks on merchant ships in the red sea. former president trump criticized the strike saying we're dropping bombs and now we have wars in ukraine, israel and yemen. it sounds like he's saying it is a mistake to strike back against the houthis. what do you think? >> i remember when he was president, he did a lot of strikes against yemen an the -- and the houthis. he did that very religionly. look, i think we have every right to ensure that the ceilings remain open. i'm a navy veteran. that is one of the core missions of the navy, to have mal