Sen. Richard Blumental (D-Conn.) on Monday said President Trump's plan for the US to take over Gaza was a “non-starter” for many U.S. lawmakers, calling it “hot mess.” .
“I'm very dull. In my view, the Trump plan is non-planned. Blumental, who was involved in a press conference in Israel, joined with bipartisan members of the Senate in delegation to the country. He said he was standing.
“I think that the possibility of a US acquisition is for most of us, I'm a non-starter,” the Connecticut Democrat continued. “Acquisitions involving military, taxpayer dollars are simply non-starters.”
However, Blumenthal said Arab countries were encouraged to present their plans to Trump and speak out in recent consultations with King Abdullah of Jordan.
“My discussion with King Abdullah reveals that the Arab countries will provide to President Trump will include a realistic outlook for relations, Palestinian self-determination, regional defense arrangements and normalizing Israel's security. It convinced me that it would provide it,” Blumental said.
“If these components are part of a realistic plan, it could be a game changer for the region,” he continued.
At a press conference earlier this month, Trump laid out a proposal that the US would take over war-torn Gaza and resettle around 2 million Palestinians in the region elsewhere.
“The US will take over the Gaza Strip. We will do our job. We own it, dismantle all the dangerous mis-blown bombs and other weapons on the site, level the site and remove it. He is responsible for taking responsibility, Trump said at a press conference earlier this month.
“We create economic development that supplies unlimited numbers of jobs and housing to the people in our community, do real jobs and do something different,” he said.
Trump's ally Sen. Lindsey Graham (Rs.C.) had just spoken with Israeli Prime Minister and Israeli government officials at a press conference on Monday, saying, “Their views give Palestinians the opportunity to leave.” If they want to say they should be given it.”
“I support that,” Graham said. “I will work with Israel to find a country that will host the Palestinians if they choose to leave.”
However, he made it clear that “we are not talking about forced departures by Israel or anyone else.”
“One thing I say is that there's very little appetite I saw in the US Senate. “I think it's going to be a difficult sale in South Carolina.”
