"We're not going to buy anything. We're going to have it," Trump said of US control in Gaza.
at the White House on Tuesday and renewed his insistence that Gaza could be emptied of all residents, controlled by the US and redeveloped as a tourist area — a plan that could likely only work if the Arab nation agrees to accept more refugees.
"I finally see somebody that can take us across the finish line to bring stability, peace and prosperity to all of us in the region," the king said in his statement at the top of the meeting. Additionally, Trump used the meeting to renew his suggestions that a tenuous ceasefire between Hamas and Israel could be cancelled if Hamas doesn't release all of the remaining hostages it is holding by midday on Saturday.
The king's visit is happening at a perilous moment for the ongoing ceasefire in Gaza.
The king is also meeting with top Trump administration officials during his visit, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, national security adviser Mike Waltz, Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, as well as a bipartisan group of lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
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