President Trump reiterated his need to imagine possession of Canada and Gaza Sunday – claiming the neighboring nation and Center Japanese territory could be higher off underneath 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 doable 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 critical about absorbing Canada.
“I feel Canada could be a lot better off being a 51st state. As a result of we lose $200 billion a 12 months 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 12 months basically 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 no 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 on Gaza whereas speaking to reporters on Air Drive One on the way in which 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 might give it to different states within the Center East to construct sections of it,” Trump mentioned.
“Different folks might do it via 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 will likely be demolished.”
Trump claimed different Arab nations would welcome in Palestinians who could be displaced, insisting they don’t need to come again to Gaza.
“They don’t need to return to Gaza. If we may give them a house in a safer space — the one cause they’re speaking about returning to Gaza is that they don’t have another,” he mentioned.
“Once they have another, they don’t need to return to Gaza.”
Trump first raised the concept final week and Israel has proven curiosity in resettling Gaza’s inhabitants, although Hamas, which controls the strip now, has rejected the concept. Different nations are additionally towards the proposal.
Egypt introduced it might 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 mentioned on Air Drive One the three appeared like Holocaust survivors as he prompt he was dropping endurance with Hamas.
“I watched the hostages come again right now they usually appeared like Holocaust survivors,” he mentioned.
“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 understand how for much longer we will take that.”
