GOP Questions Trump's Gaza Plan: 'I Thought We Voted For America First'

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49. 'We're going to take it': Trump's Gaza plan goes in an indefensible direction

“We’re going to take it, we’re going to hold it,” the president told reporters, in reference to Gaza, failing to explain how this is supposed to happen.

‘We’re going to take it’: Trump’s Gaza plan goes in an indefensible direction

“We’re going to take it, we’re going to hold it,” the president told reporters, in reference to Gaza, failing to explain how this is supposed to happen.
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‘We’re going to take it’: Trump’s Gaza plan goes in an indefensible direction

“We’re going to take it, we’re going to hold it,” the president told reporters, in reference to Gaza, failing to explain how this is supposed to happen.

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https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/re-going-take-trumps-gaza-plan-goes-indefensible-direction-rcna191855

It’s been about a week since Donald Trump surprised much of the world by announcing that he wants the United States to take a “long-term ownership position” over Gaza. As the president described it, Americans would both “take over” and “own” the area, and when asked about the possibility of deploying U.S. military forces to Gaza, the Republican added, “We’ll do what is necessary.”.....

“We’re going to take it, we’re going to hold it,” the president told reporters, in reference to Gaza, failing to explain how, exactly, this is supposed to happen.

As for the cost, Trump apparently wasn’t concerned, declaring, “There’s nothing to buy.”
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For good measure, the Republican added that “nobody is going to question” U.S. ownership of Gaza because ... well, he never quite got around to explaining why.

Just as importantly, as experts in international law continue to explain that his plan is illegal, Trump was asked how the United States could legally claim Palestinian territory as its own. The president cited “U.S. authority.”
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It’s a colonizing perspective rooted in the idea that if the United States wants foreign territory, it should take the foreign territory because the United States wants it.

To reiterate a point from last week, if you voted for Trump because you expected foreign policy restraint, I have some awful news for you.