First it was buy Greenland, then make Canada a state. Now Donald Trump wants to own the Gaza Strip.
The President proposed on Tuesday that the U.S. should “own” the Gaza Strip, “level the site” and develop it, explicitly calling for displacing 2 million Palestinians from their homeland as the region’s leaders struggle to maintain a fragile ceasefire.
During a wide-ranging press conference with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump laid out a sweeping plan for the U.S. to colonize Gaza and build resorts there. “I don’t want to be cute. I don’t want to be a wise guy, but—the Riviera of the Middle East. This could be so magnificent,” Trump said.
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I just read this article that expands on that thought. They’re trying to sustain mass-outrage with never-ending headline news. Most things he’s attempting are being done by Executive Order, he doesn’t have the support to have things passed through traditional means. Lots of the things he’ll attempt won’t get anywhere but the headlines are good enough for him to use as a distraction. I’m not saying bad things aren’t happening. However, it does appear there may not be as much success in his attempts to fuck everything up as there are headlines detailing the attempts. I’m not 100% sure i fully agree with this article, but i found it thought-provoking. Certainly open to hearing anyone’s thoughts on this too: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-trump-column-read.html?unlocked_article_code=1.uk4.6pOw.Db_3T-xndI_z