President Trump reiterated his want to imagine possession of Canada and Gaza Sunday – claiming the neighboring nation and Center Jap territory can be higher off beneath United States management.
The president addressed the 2 seemingly unlikely situations main as much as his attendance at Tremendous Bowl LIX as he battles with Canada over attainable tariffs and appears at subsequent steps for the Palestinian enclave amid a cease-fire settlement between Israel and Hamas.
Trump instructed Fox Information in a prerecorded, pregame interview that turning Canada into America’s 51st state is an actual factor he’s contemplating in response to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau telling enterprise leaders final week Trump is severe about absorbing Canada.
“I feel Canada can be significantly better off being a 51st state. As a result of we lose $200 billion a yr with Canada,” Trump claimed to Fox Information’ Bret Baier.
“And I’m not going to let that occur, it’s an excessive amount of. Why are we paying $200 billion a yr primarily in subsidy to Canada? Now if they’re a 51st state, I don’t thoughts doing it.”
Trump threatened to enact huge tariffs on Canada, in addition to Mexico, however shelved the motion for not less than 30 days final week after the 2 nations agreed to speculate extra in border safety.
The Republican additionally repeated his pledge to pursue taking up Gaza whereas speaking to reporters on Air Power One on the best way to New Orleans the place the Tremendous Bowl was hosted between the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles.
“I’m dedicated to purchasing and proudly owning Gaza. So far as us rebuilding it, we could give it to different states within the Center East to construct sections of it,” Trump stated.
“Different individuals could do it by means of our auspices. However we’re dedicated to proudly owning it, taking it, and ensuring that Hamas doesn’t transfer again. There’s nothing to maneuver again into. The place is a demolition web site. The rest can be demolished.”
Trump claimed different Arab nations would welcome in Palestinians who can be displaced, insisting they don’t need to come again to Gaza.
“They don’t need to return to Gaza. If we might give them a house in a safer space — the one purpose they’re speaking about returning to Gaza is that they don’t have another,” he stated.
“After they have another, they don’t need to return to Gaza.”
Trump first raised the thought final week and Israel has proven curiosity in resettling Gaza’s inhabitants, although Hamas, which controls the strip now, has rejected the thought. Different nations are additionally towards the proposal.
Egypt introduced it could host an emergency Arab summit on Feb. 27 to speak in regards to the “new and harmful developments.”
Combating within the unstable area has stopped throughout a cease-fire deal between the Jewish state and Hamas with hostages held in Gaza being launched over a six-week interval.
One other three Israelis had been freed over the weekend, although the trio appeared gaunt as they emerged from captivity.
Trump stated on Air Power One the three appeared like Holocaust survivors as he steered he was shedding endurance with Hamas.
“I watched the hostages come again in the present day they usually appeared like Holocaust survivors,” he stated.
“They had been in horrible situation. They had been emaciated. It appeared like a few years in the past, the Holocaust survivors, and I don’t know the way for much longer we are able to take that.”
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