White House defends Trump’s Gaza takeover, resettlement proposal

This is out of the box idea and that is who President Trump is and why the

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said

I was speechless when I heard this announcement, I'm circumspect, I don't know if it's serious or not,

said Thani Mohamed-Soilihi, a French diplomat

We'll own it and be responsible for dismantling all of the dangerous unexploded bombs and other weapons on the site,

he continued

The president has not committed to that just yet."

Asked if the deployment of US troops into Gaza was being ruled out, Leavitt said

It's a demolition site right now. It's not a livable place for any human being,

she said

I've studied this very closely over a lot of months, and I've seen it from every different angle, and it's a very, very dangerous place to be, and it's only going to get worse. And I think this is an idea that's gotten tremendous ... praise. And if the United States can help to bring stability and peace in the Middle East, we'll do that,

he added

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. President Trump is an outside of the box thinker and a visionary leader who solves problems that many others, especially in this city, claim are unsolvable,

she said

He spoke with the king of Bahrain. He spoke with the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, and he has made it very clear, he’s been very vocal, that he expects our partners in the region, particularly Egypt and Jordan, to expect Palestinian refugees temporarily so that we can rebuild their home,

Leavitt said

I don’t believe it’s constitutional,

Vought told Blumenthal

Let me be clear: No FBI employee who simply followed orders and carried out their duties in an ethical manner with respect to January 6 investigations is at risk of termination or other penalties,

Bove, Trump's former personal lawyer, wrote in the memo

We will try to find common ground where it is possible,

Aguilar said, without pointing to specific proposals

I don’t know how this could possibly turn out, but let’s explore the possibility."

Asked by NBC News if taking and owning sovereign land is feasible, Johnson said

I think it’s one people need to think about seriously. It was not meant as a hostile move,

Rubio said

Any foreign intelligence service worth its weight could apply research and analytic tools to marry up these names and initials with other public records to identify and target many of them,

a former senior intelligence official said

The only individuals who should be concerned about the process initiated by my January 31, 2025 memo are those who acted with corrupt or partisan intent, who blatantly defied orders from Department leadership, or who exercised discretion in weaponizing the FBI,

he wrote

If we're going to pass a law, we need to know that the law is followed,

he added

I think building the Middle East is in America’s interest, and I’ve always said we can’t be the world’s policeman, but where it’s in our self-interest, in our national interest, where we have the capability of providing stability, we ought to explore those possibilities, and that’s all we’re looking at right now,

he added

Let’s see how this all plays out. It’s a lot better than again, just facing the same destructive path that has not served anybody’s interest,

he said

It's been made very clear to the president that the United States needs to be involved in this rebuilding effort to ensure stability in the region for all people. That does not mean boots on the ground in Gaza, it does not mean American taxpayers will be funding this effort,

said Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt

The U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip, and we will do a job with it, too,

Trump said Tuesday evening in a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu