U.S. President Donald Trump said that he was "not bothered" by reports of Hamas executing rival militias and alleged collaborators in Gaza, comparing the armed factions within the group to Venezuelan gangs and suggesting he had no issue with their elimination.
"They did take out a couple of gangs that were very bad... and they killed a number of gang members. That didn't bother me much, to be honest with you," Trump said during a White House meeting with Argentine President Javier Milei. "It's no different than other countries like Venezuela that sent their gangs toward us — and we dealt with those gangs."
