Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro (d) said President Trump's Gaza proposal was “deeply disrespectful” and “unsafe.”
“I thought it was a creepy suggestion,” Shapiro said in a clip on sports media personality Stephen A. Smith on his show. Emphasised by MediaIte. “I thought it was a suggestion that if he actually did that the way he said it would have violated international law.”
“I thought it was very rude to the Palestinians,” he added.
Last week, Trump came to the idea of taking over Gaza at a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“I think you'll make it an international and incredible place. …I don't want to be cute, I don't want to be a smart guy, but the Middle Eastern Riviera…this might be so great. ” Trump said.
Trump previously said that Palestinians in Gaza could move elsewhere and settle, and should not want to return to their territory.
“I believe there should be two states [solution]Shapiro said. “I want the Palestinians to have a state where they can call them theirs. I want them to live in peace with Israel. What Donald Trump did would make it difficult I think it was, and I thought it was really unsafe and useless.”
A few days after comments at the press conference, Trump returned to the topic of Gaza on his true social platform.
“The Gaza Strip will be handed over to the US by Israel at the end of the battle. Palestinians would have already resettled in new modern homes in the area and in a much safer and more beautiful community,” Trump said. said.
“They will actually have a chance to be happy, safe and free. The US will be one of the greatest and most epic developments on the planet, working with great development teams around the world. We will slowly and carefully begin building what will become one of the things,” the president added.
Oka reached out to the White House for comments.
