House Rep. Ro Khanna has issued a scathing rebuke on X of Donald Trump’s two-pronged idea that would that see the United States assuming control of the Gaza strip, as well as shipping its entire population to other countries in the Middle East.
“This is the most shameful denial of Palestinian self-determination like any American president in our history. It’s not only morally bankrupt, but it’s totally out of touch. The Palestinians have said they’re not moving and Egypt, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia have said that they’re not going to take in the Palestinian people.
The only solution which the world knows, which the Arab countries know is just is for Palestinian self-determination and a Palestinian state alongside Israel.”
Trump's proposal to takeover Gaza as a territory and force out 2 million is morally bankrupt and totally out of touch with Palestinians self-determination or the Arab Peace Initiative with Israel. pic.twitter.com/dlcurD8eW4
— Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) February 5, 2025
The immediate reaction to Trump’s proposals have been internationally negative, with Britain and France, like Khanna, calling instead for a two-state solution, and Arab countries “deeply alarmed,” according to Axios.
While the Axios report suggested Trump’s alarm at the devastation in Gaza, his son-in-law Jared Kushner’s comments last year about the potential value of the “waterfront property” in the area is sure to resurface and add to questions over Trump’s motives.
As for Khanna, he’s considered a centrist voice within the Democratic party and a potential centrist 2028 candidate, and his reaction indicates the broad consensus of opposition to the idea within the party.
