Trump Announces U.S. Will ‘Take Over Gaza Strip’ During White House News Conference with Netanyahu

Trump, during his visit to the White House, expressed his preference for permanently displacing Palestinians and naming Gaza the “Riviera of the Middle East.”

President Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and announced that the US would take “long-term” ownership of the Gaza Strip. However, Netanyahu argued that Gazans needed to live in nearby countries like Egypt and Jordan because the Strip had become a “demolition site.”While two contentious Cabinet nominees, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard, received Senate committee support for confirmation votes, the Senate confirmed Pam Bondi as the next attorney general. Beijing retaliated with tariffs after Trump’s planned penalties on China went into force.He also announced a delay in tariffs on Canada and Mexico after negotiating with their leaders. The Trump administration is attempting to exert more control over the federal government’s technology by turning the chief information officers into political appointees, making the roles “general” and set to happen no later than February 14.