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- 'No easy answers': Skeptical Republicans try to keep open mind on Trump's Gaza plan
President Trump’s declarations that the U.S. will take and rebuild Gaza and suggestion that Arab allies should take in displaced Palestinians are drawing muted pushback — and some doubt — from Senate Republicans. Trump on Tuesday met with Jordan’s King Abdullah II and doubled down on his vision for the U.S. taking control of Gaza...
- Macron chastises Trump's Gaza Strip 'real estate operation'
French President Emmanuel Macron chastised President Trump’s proposal for the Gaza Strip and the Palestinians living there, arguing that his “real estate operation” is not the right answer for the war-torn enclave and the region. “You cannot say to 2 million people, ‘OK, now guess what? You will move,’” Macron said during his interview with...
- Pence takes issue with Trump saying Ukraine 'may be Russian someday'
Former Vice President Mike Pence took issue Tuesday with President Trump saying Ukraine “may be Russian someday.” “Mr. President, Ukraine will only ‘be Russian someday’ if the United States abandons them to [Russian President Vladimir] Putin’s brutal invasion. As you just said, ’When America is Strong the World is at Peace.’ Stand Firm,” Pence said...
- Trudeau calls out 'unjustified' Trump tariffs on steel, aluminum
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called President Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminum imports “entirely unjustified” and said the country would respond “if it comes to that.” “Tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum would be entirely unjustified,” Trudeau said in remarks to reporters on Tuesday. “We are [the] U.S.'s closest ally. Our economies are integrated....
- Shapiro: Trump's Gaza proposal 'deeply disrespectful,' 'unserious'
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) said President Trump’s Gaza proposal is “deeply disrespectful” and “unserious.” “I thought it was an unserious proposal,” Shapiro told sports media personality Stephen A. Smith on his show, in a clip highlighted by Mediaite. “I thought it was a proposal that if he actually carried it out the way he...