President Donald Trump could expand his tariff negotiating strategy to Arab nations should they continue to resist his demands to resettle Palestinian refugees ahead of the Gaza cleanup effort.
Trump’s national security adviser Mike Waltz told the Washington Examiner about the possible tariff plan Wednesday morning, just hours after the president announced alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the United States would soon “take over” Gaza.
TRUMP SAYS THE US WILL TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THE GAZA STRIP WITH ISRAEL’S SUPPORT
Trump has repeatedly claimed that Israel’s war against Hamas has turned Gaza into a “demolition site” and has pressured Arab nations, specifically Egypt and Jordan, to admit displaced Palestinians rather than have them return to Gaza ahead of the cleanup and rebuilding effort.
So far, all Arab nations have rejected Trump’s…
