Posted on 02/04/2025 5:02:51 PM PST by McGruff
President Trump said Tuesday that the U.S. would "take over the Gaza Strip" and "own it," continued to promote the idea that the Palestinian people should live elsewhere.
Mr. Trump, whose comments came at a joint news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said the Palestinians in Gaza "should not go through a process of rebuilding" and that they had "lived a miserable existence there." Earlier in the afternoon, during a meeting with Netanyahu in the Oval Office, Mr. Trump said the Palestinians should "resettle permanently" in "nice homes" somewhere else.
"The U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip, and we will do a job with it, too," Mr. Trump said. "We'll own it and be responsible for dismantling all of the dangerous unexploded bombs and other weapons on the site, level the site and get rid of the destroyed buildings — level it out. Create an economic development that will supply unlimited numbers of jobs and housing for the people of the area. Do a real job. Do something different."
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One theory - Trump knows it cannot work, but is trying to get the USAID and Treasury stories out of the headlines.
Or he’s just trying to get people to start thinking “outside of the box”.
Look , Datan has run roughed over the US for years. This is the LORD’S time.
The chances of Congress approving it are slim and none, and slim just left town.
Bingo!
Or, it does work.
Win win either way.
Takes guts to take chances.
Fortune favors the bold.
Trump said it was a beautiful location, on the sea, and he thought he could sell some magnificent condos there.
Is that like a two state solution. /s
Why would he possibly want those stories out of the headlines??
This is a big deal in very big way.
The US taking over the Gaza will be one of the most consequential economic and geo political moves in the last 50 years
Just the threat of this will get Qatar and the Saudis in line.at any costs.
Qatar will do anything to keep the US out of Gaza
Not a chance!!! The USAID and the TREASURY stories are HOT HOT HOT!!
He said specially that it will be the Arab world supplying the cash I say let’s see how this works
“Why would he possibly want those stories out of the headlines??”
I suspect that not everyone in the general public is quite as happy as us regarding what Trump is doing to drain the swamp, as the media is in full attack mode against Trump.
“Not a chance!!! The USAID and the TREASURY stories are HOT HOT HOT!!”
For us...but how about the other 80% of the country?
That might be it. The status quo clearly doesn’t work. We can’t rebuild Gaza and then watch as the same cycle of violence and reprisal happens.
I think he’s trying to trigger Mooslimbs on visas, so they’ll act up, and he’ll deport them
Why would we waste blood and treasure on that crap-hole and those toxic people. What is our vital national security interest?
I can imagine how the Dems feel right now. Trump is in the shock and awe phase.
I don’t even know what to think about this Gaza stuff.
Seeing a lot of stuff about how Kushner wants to build hotels or condos there.
Seems like a folly to even think about it. Prime spot for bombs to go off.
Prof. Victor Hanson has been pointing out for a long time that Gaza is one of the best pieces of land in the entire eastern Mediterranean and magnificent resorts could be built there. It would convert the extreme loser mentality of those Gaza people to being able to participate in building something great and helping run it.
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