First United States President Donald Trump mused on his January 20 inauguration day about the Gaza Strip being a “phenomenal location”, where “beautiful things could be done”. Then came an almost off-the-cuff suggestion on January 26 where he told reporters on Air Force One that Palestinians should be moved to Egypt and Jordan to “just clean out” the enclave.
The question of whether this was a serious suggestion, and whether any displacement of Palestinians would be temporary or permanent was unclear, as Trump continued to make occasional comments on the topic.
