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I agree with the notion that it's good to open a window and let in some fresh air, because people do get locked into silly ideas that we then take as the group think,
Maher responded
I personally think that's actually the mislogic of a lot of liberal-leaning leaders in Europe and in America, ... thinking that you can just take refugees from these parts of the world and not think through the detailed steps of what it is for those countries to rebuild."
Donalds continued
Even the American troops piece that has been pulled back. That's not the case. But you have to have some vision for what that part of the region should be,
Donalds saidHe said, 'You know, it's going to be the riviera-' okay, that's a little ridiculous,
Maher saidAnd again, the kernel of an idea here is valid, but the idea, but introducing the notion of American troops, and also, wouldn't this be kind of expensive for you America First people
Maher asked DonaldsThis is something I read in op-eds in The New York Times, 10, 15, 20 years ago. Gaza does not have to be that. It could be something closer to Dubai. So the fact that Donald Trump, in his childlike way, throws that idea out there, is not the worst thing in the world,
Maher continuedAnd I'm not talking about nation building a la George W. Bush, I'm not talking about that, but you've got to have leadership in that region. There have to be peace accords in that region. And so when President Trump was leaving the first time, that was the premise of the Abraham accords. Have the Arab states with Israel actually work together in peace so you can actually develop a stable, political, religious, whatever they choose that to be, and an economic area so people can live in harmony and peace, period,
Donalds addedIt's like Donald Trump wants to turn Gaza into Atlantic City, but like, let's not forget how he left Atlantic City."
Puck News' Tara Palmeri interjectedI don't know if I'd leave him to Gaza,
Palmeri told MaherThe U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip, and we will do a job with it, too,
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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,
Leavitt told reporters Wednesday at a White House press briefingI think it’s going to create value and be of great strategic importance,
Bessent told reporters MondayWhat President Trump stated about his intention to displace the residents of the Gaza Strip outside it and the United States' control over the Strip by force is a crime against humanity,
a senior Hamas official told Fox News on WednesdayWe're going to be doing something perhaps with TikTok, and perhaps not,
Trump told reporters MondayThey're very strong right now, and we're not going to let them get a nuclear weapon,
Trump saidHopefully, we're not going to have to use it very much,
Trump told reporters TuesdayOn the issue of Gaza, Donald Trump is right,
Starmer’s Foreign Secretary David Lammy told reporters in Ukraine this week, reciting the part of his answer intended for an audience of one
I would hope that the administration would pursue a more balanced and calculated approach to Ukraine,
Nelson saidA number of countries are going to feel that they need a different relationship with Russia and China,
Alterman warnedWe’ve seen this play from President Trump many times before … this is the art of the deal,
Sales added