Missouri Senator Josh Hawley, who is considered a staunch ally of the president, told Fox News: “I don't know that I think it's the best use of United States resources to spend a bunch of money in Gaza, I think maybe I'd prefer that to be spent in the United States first.”.
House Speaker Mike Johnson wrote on X that Trump “took bold action in hopes of achieving lasting peace in Gaza,” adding he hopes the president will bring “much needed stability and security to the region”.
: Trump’s Middle East decree divides political figures Lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle have been left divided after the president proposed that the U.S. ‘own’ the war-torn territory.
Donald Trump left Republicans and Democrats divided after announcing his brazen plan to “take over” the Gaza Strip and, in doing so, transform it from a “hell hole” to the “Riviera of the Middle East”.
Speaking to Reuters, Senior Hamas Oficial Sami Abu Zuhri, said: “We consider them (Trump’s proposition) a recipe for generating chaos and tension in the region because the people of Gaza will not allow such plans to pass.”.
