In a press conference just now, Donald Trump announced “The U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip.” Trump added that the 2 million Gaza Strip residents would be relocated to neighboring countries: “Just can’t go back. If you go back, it’s going to end up the same way it has for 100 years.”
Trump: “The US will take over the Gaza Strip.”
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) February 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
From the New York Times:
Trump, in proposing that the United States take over Gaza, said that the U.S. could dismantle all of the dangerous unexploded bombs and other weapons, get rid of the destroyed buildings, “level the site,” and “create an economic development that will supply unlimited numbers of jobs and housing for the people of the area.”
Trump makes clear that he sees Gaza as a new U.S. territory, saying it would be a “long-term ownership position.” He doesn’t answer the question about what legal authority would allow him to simply take over sovereign territory.
Since taking office, Trump has talked about Gaza more like a real estate developer than a world leader confronting a major conflict. Tonight, it’s become clear why.
He just repeatedly referenced taking over the enclave, developing it and creating “thousands and thousands of jobs.” It is unclear who would benefit from those jobs if the people who live there are forced to leave.
Do you have any idea how many thousands of troops it would take to occupy Gaza permanently?
REPORTER: You are talking tonight about the US taking over a sovereign territory. What authority would allow you to do that? Are you talking about a permanent occupation? TRUMP: I do see a long term ownership position
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) February 4, 2025 at 4:15 PM
This president is openly calling for ethnic cleansing while sitting next to a genocidal war criminal. He’s perfectly fine cutting off working Americans from federal funds while the funding to the Israeli government continues flowing. https://t.co/Pw86wA8kOF
— Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (@RepRashida) February 4, 2025
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