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The White House sought to calm fears of a long American military intervention in Gaza, and insisted on Donald Trump's plan for Washington to bear the pocket control, it does not necessarily mean that “shoes on the ground”.
Journalist Caroline Levitt said that while the President presented a “historic proposal to the United States to take over responsibility GazaAnd “,” He has not been obliged “to send the American forces” yet.
“It has become very clear to the president that the United States needs to participate in this reconstruction voltage,” she said on Wednesday. This does not mean shoes on the ground in Gaza. This does not mean that American taxpayers will finance this effort. “
Levitte comments come a day after Trump Causing In the United States and around the world with a proposal to the United States.Control“From the Palestinian pocket and that its entire population of 2.2 million people must be resettled.
The plan also sparked a hostile reaction from many in the President's party, as some Republicans said that it had moved away from its “first America” agenda.
“I thought we voted for America first,” said Rand Paul, Republican Senator from Kentucky. “We do not have a job thinking about another profession to ventilate our treasure and the blood of our soldiers.”
Josh Holie, the Republican Senator from Missouri, echoed his concerns. “I don't know that I think it is the best use of US resources to spend a set of money in Gaza,” he told the Jewish newspaper from the inside.
Some party members saw that Trump's proposal contradicted his long -standing criticism of American interference in “endless” foreign wars.
Lindsey Graham, Republican Senator from South Carolina, described the plan as a “problem.” “I think most Caroline South will not be excited to send Americans to take over Gaza,” he said.
Foreign Minister Marco Rubio sought to calm the tension over Trump's proposal, saying that he was “not intended as an enemy step” but rather a “rebuilding”.
“What it provides very generous is the United States's ability to enter and help remove debris, help remove ammunition, help reconstruction, rebuild homes, companies and things like that, so that people can go back to say.
Other Republicans gathered behind the president. Mike Johnson, the Republican spokesman for the House of Representatives, admitted that the announcement “was surprised by the surprise of many” but insisted that he “chanted by people all over the world.”
Johnson said: “He takes bold and decisive measures to try to guarantee the peace of that region. It is a bold step for definitely.
Meanwhile, Democrats accused Trump of supporting “ethnic cleansing” in the pocket and accused the president of abandoning the needs of American voters to send money to a distant area.
“It will be that it will be American policy to replace the Palestinians from the Gaza Strip by the 2MN of the Gaza Strip,” said Chris van Holin, a member of the Democratic Senate of Maryland. “This is ethnic cleansing with another name.”
“It is completely good for Americans working for federal funds, while financing for the Israeli government continues to flow,” said Rashida's Democratic Congress.
