Trump says Houthis are trying to raise oil prices before US elections | Donald Trump News
US president suggests Yemen-based groups are ‘deliberately trying to drive up oil prices’ ahead of November vote.
Published on October 13, 2026
US President Donald Trump says Yemen’s Houthi rebel group is stepping up attacks on infrastructure in Saudi Arabia in a bid to raise energy prices ahead of US midterm elections.
Trump said Tuesday that the Houthis were behaving “very badly” and reiterated his threat that the United States could step up its military attacks across the Middle East after the November election.
“They (the Houthis) have been silent for a long time, but now they have re-emerged, probably at the behest of Iran, which is a bankrupt nation, with no navy, no air force, with the worst economy in the world and 301 percent inflation, in a very nasty way, hitting Saudi Arabia and deliberately trying to drive up oil prices, probably before the US elections,” Trump said in an article on Truth Social. “NOT GOOD.”
Trump’s decision to launch a war against Iran with Israel in February sparked soaring energy prices and growing concerns about the cost of living in the United States, where voters will soon decide whether the president’s Republican Party maintains its majority in the House and Senate.
Democrats hope to capitalize on the president’s unpopularity and voters’ frustration with the war and rising costs to gain control of one or both chambers of Congress, allowing them to block Trump’s legislative agenda for the remainder of his term.
Trump added Tuesday that he will “never forget” the Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, which appear to threaten further U.S. military attacks after the midterm elections, widely seen as a referendum on Trump’s second term.
“Someone should explain to them (the Houthis) that I am not running for elections, that I already won, IN A MASSIVE LANDSLIDE, but I will be here after the elections, and I will never forget!” he said.
Polls have shown that Trump’s war on Iran is deeply unpopular, with a recent AP-NORC poll finding that nearly 70 percent of voters believe the war is not worth fighting.
Trump has called unfavorable polls “fake” and cited crowds at his political rallies as proof of his popularity.
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