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proposing takeover of gaza as u.s. territory, brazen plans to relocate all palestinians and rebuild war-torn enclave. these were made at a joint press session with the israeli prime minister. you can see that session at c-span.org. that is with a proposal for the gaza strip came up, and here it is from yesterday. [video clip] pres. trump: i also strongly believe that the gaza strip, which has been a symbol of death and destruction for decades and so bad for the people anywhere near it, especially those who live there, and, frankly, who has been really very unlucky, it has been a unlucky place for a long time, being in its presence has not been good, and it should not go through the process of rebuilding and occupation by the same people that have really stood there and fought for it and lived there and died there, and lived a miserable existence

there, instead, we should go to other countries of interest with humanitarian hearts, and there are many of them who would like to do this and build various domains that will ultimately be occupied by the 1.8 million palestinians living in gaza, living and death, distraction and, frankly, bad luck. these can be paid for by neighboring countries of great wealth, it could be 1, 2, 3, four, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, but the people will be able to leave in -- live in comfort and peace, and we will make sure something really spectacular is done. you can have peace, and not going to be shot at, killed or destroyed like this civilization of wonderful people has had to endure. the only reason the palestinians would like to go back to gaza is because they have no alternative. it is right now a demolition

site. it is a demolition site. virtually every building is down. they are living under falling concrete that is dangerous and precarious. they instead can occupy the beautiful area with homes, safety, and they can live out their lives in peace and harmony instead of having to go back and do it again. the u.s. will take over the gaza strip, and we will do a job with that, too. we will be responsible for dismantling the dangerous, unexploded bombs and 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. get a real job, do something different. if you can't go back, it will end the same way it has been for 100 years. i'm hopeful this cease-fire can

be the beginning of a larger and more enduring peace that will end the bloodshed and killing once and for all with the same goal in mind. my administration is moving quickly to restore trust in the alliance and rebuild american strength throughout the region, and we have really done that with the respected nation again. a lot has happened the last couple of weeks. we are a very respected nation again. [end video clip] host: those comments made yesterday or you can see them on various platforms and comment on the proposal further gaza strip. (202)-748-8001, republicans. democrats, (202)-748-8000. independents, (202)-748-8002. here is how axios looks at the comments made by the president yesterday, saying there are two ways to view president trump shockingly unexpected declaration tuesday evening that the u.s. should develop and hold a long-term ownership position in gaza. one, it was a wild bluff or

bluster to gain leverage in the middle east. it's like threats of trade tariffs against canada and mexico, all consuming the controversial, yet instantly ephemeral, this strikes must republicans as the right interpretation. or two, the other, it fuses several trump obsessions, his hope for a grand middle east peace deal, his believe gaza will be a hellhole for decades to come, and his genuine intrigue about developing the seaside land. u.s. officials tell us trump's words were premeditated and mirror ideas he floated to some staff and family members privately. let's hear from you as far as comments from the president. david, arizona, democrat. hello. caller: good morning. i'm so confused about what this has to do with making america great again. this is giving him a place to build new condos and stuff. there was a story he put out about a lady who needed two

apples but could only afford one. well, i don't think she could even afford one now. prices have gone crazy. so how is this making america great? i'm really confused. thank you for all the hard work you put in. i appreciate your. thank you. host: have a great day. grand island, new york, michael, independent line. caller: i see this as a big international form of terrorism, just like i saw the los angeles fires recently, where you know it is in los angeles and the coast is pure grain, plush, and you are sitting on the pacific ocean, and now we are over in gaza threatening to put people out. who are these people of the world he's talking about, are

the homeless people in l.a., are we going to send them out there? who are the people of the world with this real estate terrorism that they are using with military force? it is disgusting. host: the wall street journal and its analysis of the proposal yesterday, "senator lindsey graham, a republican from south carolina, a trump ally, called the proposal 'interesting and problematic'i've said his constituents would like the idea of ruben gallego said the president was outlining a "invasion" of gaza" and israelis called mr. trump's proposal bizarre and incoherent, going on to say none of it makes sense. is he looking to develop gaza as a beachfront property, talking about a u.s. occupation of gaza? will the u.s. force out 2

million palestinians as part of the plan? he asked. let's hear from bernie, new york, democrat on this proposal by the president floated yesterday. go ahead. caller: he is a genius. the guy is a genius. [indiscernible] i have nothing the greatest president of all time. my only problem is i think we should take france. i don't understand why he's looking for the gaza strip. we can't make any money on it. host: why is it a genius idea in your mind? caller: well, obviously i'm -- host: you have got to watch the language callers, especially when you called in.

the washington post follows up, the u.s. allies on wednesday began rejecting president trump's proposal to take over gaza, permanently moving palestinians entering the enclave into a "rivera" of the middle east. saudi arabia immediately rejected the displacement of palestinians, adding that it would not established of o-matic relationships with israel, long-term u.s. foreign policy goal, without independent palestinian state. written and france reiterated their stances for a two state solution. reactions from egypt and jordan have been cautiously muted. this story adding that far-right israeli applauded plans to permanently displace palestinians while the hamas militant group would pour oil on the fire. robert, michigan, independent. caller: good morning. this is robert calling from the fascist caspian town of michigan. i have one question for both

publicans and democrats who voted for trump. if you would have proposed to take over gaza like he's doing now, plus this canada business, and panama, and change the gulf of mexico and america, would they still vote for him? i would say the answer would be yes because there are stupid people in this country. host: specifically gaza, what is your issue with the proposal? caller: my issue is like that last guy and you blocked him, and i have to laugh because this is what is causing people to say this kind of stuff. it is not going to happen. he is just not going to do it himself. it is a stupid comment to begin with. i'm not smart enough to really come up with educated answers to all of this, and i'm not that

them to realize what he's proposing is stupid. host: michael, new jersey, democrat. caller: hello. so, we can say without doubt this is a fascist government. and his idea to invade other countries, you know, invading gaza, is just the ultimate expression of fascism. the constitution of the united states and the laws of this country are at severe risk, and i believe it is time for representatives and governors to discuss this crisis. this has gone beyond. and i don't know how we survived the next four years. host: it was after the comments that were made that the national

security advisor, michael waltz, talked about those challenges and rebuilding gaza in a five year time, it was negotiated under them yesterday. [video clip] >> what does that look like? is u can forcibly remove people from gaza? >> i would push back on the comments of cleaning out gaza. you have these people that are sitting with literally thousands of unexploded ordinance and piles of rubble. at some point, we have to look realistically, how do you rebuild gaza? what does that look like? what is the timeline? people were looking at unrealistic timelines, 10, 15 years. not the five years, so that is

what we have to work through, that is part of what we worked through with prime minister netanyahu. [overlapping speaking] >> let me expand on what the national security advisor said. in any city in the united states of america, if you have damage that was like what i saw and gaza, so we would know right up hand specifically what was going on, nobody would have to go back to their homes. 30,000 unexploded munitions. it is in buildings that could tip over at any moment. there are no utilities there whatsoever, and a working water, electric, gas, nothing. god knows what kind of disease might be festering there, so when the president talks about cleaning it out, he talks about

making it happen and this is a long-range plan. they have dug tunnels under their and have basically degraded the stone that you make with foundations. you have to examine that. you do it with subterranean surveys. >> and this guy knows real estate. >> it is years on top of years. the disposal and gaza, we estimate three to five years to dispose of all the things before you can look beneath the surface of the soil and then when you get a master plan, the president plans on getting it all done correctly. to me, it is unfair to explain to palestinians that they might be back in five years. that is preposterous. [end video clip] host: those comments from yesterday also on x, and mike johnson post oexcess today that the u.s. stands firmly with israel othmiddle east, which

haven't experienced peace and many, many years. violence and hatred does not to define the region's future. goes on to say president to bold action. congresswoman beth van duyne from texas, the wlds looking to the u.s. for leadership and presidentald trump is delivering lasting peace. the u.s. will not continue the status quo and goes on from there. let's hear from mary, michigan, republican line. caller: just curious, does the u.s. stand with all the other technique bodies -- ethnic bodies? do we stand with ireland. we are standing with israel here heavily and going to wage war with palestine. two points. there is a gaza marine natural gas fields off the coast. nobody has talked about that.

you ought to get some experts on there to discuss that. there is a huge body of natural gas right there on the coast. and, of course, there are ulterior motives going on. the other thing is, they have tried to push on everybody, so this is one of them. i agree with that caller about the l.a. fires, they are trying to make over our country, and thank you. host: florida, independent, david. caller: i would just like to address trump's project and gaza , my don't we bring those millions of people here to the u.s., why not let them settle here and have that be the solution? we need to stop supporting israel. thank you. host: from the wall street journal this morning -- sorry,

the washington post. east majority have hotly resisted mr. trump's attacks to cajole them into taking palestinians during the reconstruction of gaza. it adds that head of the meeting between benjamin netanyahu and the president, foreign ministers of egypt and turkey, and turkey, another country involved in brokering an end to the conflict, released a joint statement rejecting any proposal to displace or resettle palestinians to "countries outside the palestinian territories, either for short-term or long-term purposes. -- purposes." elizabeth, democrat. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. my view is trump is insane. he would like to remove the palestinian people, put them in egypt or jordan, and as you just said, jordan rejected that. he would like to cleanse the

palestinian people, which is ethnic cleansing, racist and will destroy all the palestinian people. he sees palestine and gaza as a tourist destination. he would like to send u.s. troops into gaza. why u.s. troops? u.s. does not belong in the middle east at all. especially not in gaza. let the palestinian people live. they would like to stay in gaza, they would like to live their lives and rebuild palestine, let them stay in palestine and let us help with aid. that is what trump can do, send money and help the people of palestine. that is all the u.s. can do and trump is crazy about turning gaza into a tourist destination. thank you very much. host: connecticut, republican

line, anne-marie is next. caller: yes, good morning. i'm going to be addressing this for my spiritual point of view, i don't know who president trump's spiritual advisors are right now, but they have either all gone woke or they are not communicating with our president. i voted for president trump three times. i attended his inauguration in 2017. i love this man, but this is totally preposterous. first of all, you don't divide the land, and when the palestinians are crying out from the river to the sea, they would like to push israel into the sea, you cannot negotiate with demons. hamas is demon possessed terrorists, ok, and israel has every right to eradicate that land of these terrorists. host: but the idea of rebuilding

the land, what is wrong with that proposal? caller: well, first of all, what is the united states doing going over to israel? i mean, that is totally preposterous. i and this is not a lock. -- luck. most of the middle east countries hate israel. just read the bible. they are all going to come against them. and the only thing to do is to stand with israel. i've been to israel. when you are there, you know if they would just recognize israel as a state, they could all live in peace. host: let's hear from carl, maine, independent. caller: hey, thank you for

taking my call. i would like to say thank you to all the progressives who set out voting for kamala harris because they thought the democrats would perpetuate genocide since obviously they got their man, trump, who is now actively interested in committing genocide, thank you. host: michigan, democrat, hello. caller: yes, thank you. i was wondering what happened to america first? we need to try to rebuild california. thank you. host: the proposal floated by the press conference yesterday, (202)-748-8001, republicans. (202)-748-8000, democrats. (202)-748-8002, independent. texting us is available, too. (202)-748-8003. marsha, republican line, west

virginia. caller: hello. i cannot believe that we are being fooled so much. this is all just a distraction to say, look over here, look over there, and don't look at the treasury, don't look at how i'm assembling your government. don't look at that. -- disassembling your government. don't look at that. we are being full to buy it. we have a convicted felon for a president. host: but what do you think about other republicans like yourself who are on board with the president's idea? caller: what was the question? host: what to think about other republicans like yourself or with the president on this idea? caller: i don't understand, i just don't understand. this man is mentally unstable. it is proven. history will show that if our

nation can get through this, history will show him for the tyrant -- host: let's watermark, long island -- let's go to mark, long island. go ahead. caller: yes, thank you. i missed another caller earlier about why he's a genius because the idea of what he is doing, putting a friendly neighbor against israel who has been attacked since 1948 is a good idea, and the land that is destroyed and building it and making apartments and condos and places where people can live, inviting people back onto the land with a bunch of other people from the world that like to live in peace, i think that is a wonderful idea. and to the caller who called him unstable, i think we should all be unstable like donald trump, it would be a better -- host: can i ask you why you

think rebuilding the land would immediately turn people into a friendly neighbor? caller: by rebuilding and making a place nicer to live? it would be fantastic. it would be what you and i would like. it would be what america would like, a place to live, a nice place to live, not a place where israel would have to worry about being attacked every day. host: from ohio, democrat line, gee. caller: i just wanted to let you guys know that steven witkoff, who is the middle east envoy, i just looked up his resume online and she is a billionaire real estate developer. that is what he is. host: which means what? caller: which means he's not qualified to be a middle east envoy. that is what it means.