Trump says 'no rush' on his outrageous Gaza annexation plan

from Daily Sabah

President Donald Trump said Friday that he was in no rush to push forward his controversial Gaza plan, which involves relocating its Palestinian residents and placing the territory under U.S. control.

"There's absolutely no rush," Trump told reporters at the White House, where he was meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.

Trump said his plan, which he described as a "real estate transaction" has been "very well received," though it is unclear to whom he was referring after the plan was panned by regional leaders, close allies and some of the president's closest Republican partners on Capitol Hill. He further backtracked on his original openness to sending American forces to the besieged coastal enclave, saying "we don't need anybody there."

"It would be supplied and given to us by Israel. They'll watch it in terms of security," he told reporters in the Oval Office where he was hosting Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. "We're not talking about boots on the ground or anything, but I think the fact that we're there, that we have an investment there, I think, would go a long way to creating peace."...

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