Leaders across the world immediately rejected President Donald Trump’s nonsensical idea to ethnically cleanse the Gaza Strip within hours of him floating the proposal.
In an appearance with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a longtime ideological ally, Trump said the United States would somehow take ownership of Gaza and “permanently” resettle the more than 2.1 million Palestinians who currently live there. Trump said Gaza could become the “Riviera of the Middle East” and that he plans to visit Gaza soon.
Netanyahu is possibly the only one who didn’t rule out Trump’s plan, according to CNN:
