And President Trump’s first guest to the White House was Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wanted by the ICC for an ongoing genocide. Would Palestinians have the right to return to Gaza if they left while the rebuild was happening? It would be my hope that we could do something really nice really good where they wouldn’t want to return. Why would they want to return? The place has been hell. It’s been one of the meanest, one of the meanest, toughest places on earth. But you take certain areas and you build really good quality housing like a beautiful town.

Like some place where they could live and not die. Because Gaza is a guarantee that they’re going to end up dying. The same thing is going to happen again. The US will take over the Gaza Strip and we will do a job with it too. We’ll own it. And be responsible for dismantling all of the dangerous unexploded bombs and other weapons on the site. Level the site and get rid of the destroyed buildings. Level it out. Create an economic development that will supply unlimited numbers of jobs and housing for the people of the area. You’re talking tonight about the United States taking over a sovereign territory.

What authority would allow you to do that? Are you talking about a permanent occupation there? I do see a long term ownership position and I see it bringing great stability to that part of the Middle East and maybe the entire Middle East. And everybody I’ve spoken to, this was not a decision made lightly. Everybody I’ve spoken to loves the idea of the United States owning that piece of land. When the president talks about cleaning it out, he talks about making it habitable. And this is a long range plan. They’ve dug tunnels underneath there that have basically degraded the stone that you make that would form foundations.

We have to examine that. You do it with boring. You do it with subterranean surveys. How long could that take? And this guy knows real estate. It’s years on top of years. The disposal effort in Gaza is, we estimate three to five years just to dispose of all the things before you can look down beneath the surface of the soil and then before you get a master plan done. And the president is intent on getting it all done correctly. So to me, it is unfair to have explained to Palestinians that they might be back in five years.

That’s just preposterous. And he’s just taking a common sense of hope. I feel very differently about Gaza than a lot of people. I think they should get a good, fresh, beautiful piece of land and we get some people to put up the money to build it and make it nice and make it habitable and enjoyable. But you said they don’t want to leave, though. How come you say they don’t want to leave? I don’t know how they could want to stay. It’s a demolition site. I envision world people living there, the world’s people. I think you’ll make that into an international, unbelievable place.

I think the potential in the Gaza Strip is unbelievable. And 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 something that could be so bad. This could be so magnificent. It’s a small country in terms of land. I take see this pen, this wonderful pen. My desk is the Middle East and this pen, the top of the pen that says, you know, that’s not good, right? You know, it’s a pretty big difference. I use that as an analogy. It’s pretty accurate, actually.

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