Trump wants to turn Gaza into the "Riviera of the Middle East"

By
Tamara Keith
,
Greg Myre
and
Don Gonyea
WNYC | Feb 6, 2025

At a Tuesday press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Trump said he wanted the U.S. to own Gaza and he would transform it into the "Riviera of the Middle East." What has been the reaction to those statements?

This episode: White House correspondent Tamara Keith, national security correspondent Greg Myre, and national political correspondent Don Gonyea.

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