Democratic Rep. Gregory Meeks (N.Y.), the rating member on the Home Overseas Affairs Committee, stated President Trump’s proposal for taking on Gaza “makes no sense.”
Meeks joined CNN on Wednesday to debate the concept floated by Trump whereas assembly with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the U.S.
“It doesn’t make any sense,” he stated. “It’s again, the president just going off on his own.”
Meeks famous there are a number of nations, like Egypt or Saudi Arabia, close to Gaza that had the choice to take over the area however didn’t accomplish that. It could contain billions or trillions of {dollars}, “systematically remove people” from their homeland and would go towards worldwide norms, he stated.
“It just makes no sense,” Meeks reiterated. “It’s a violation of law, and it is inhumane.”
Meeks instructed The Hill he believes taking on Gaza can be colonization, nevertheless it’s an concept he doesn’t take severely in any respect.
“This guy just talks off the top of his head,” he stated, including, “It just doesn’t make any rational and common sense.”
The New York Democrat stated the human influence must be examined, and there are lots of unanswered questions on Trump’s proposal.
“What’s going to happen to all of those people? He just said all the … Palestinians have to leave. And then there’s [another] question about what happens to those people. Do they come back? Do they have the right of return?” Meeks questioned.
The president’s remarks about Gaza on Tuesday had been a few of his most excessive feedback on the subject, significantly because the almost 2 million Palestinians hope to have their very own state. Trump steered the U.S. would develop the land however didn’t present particulars on who would be capable of reside on the land.
Meeks stated he believes Trump is making an attempt to trigger chaos and transfer individuals’s minds away from issues he’s not doing.
“He’s not reducing the cost of food. He’s not making life better for the American people. He’s not making homes more affordable for people, reducing the cost of rent. He’s not doing any of those things that are affecting everyday lives of Americans,” he stated on CNN.
Mike Lillis contributed.
