President Trump hosts a press conference with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu in the East Room of the White House Tuesday evening:
Press conference highlights:
PRESIDENT TRUMP: "I do see a long-term ownership position and I see it bringing great stability to that part of the Middle East… Everybody I've spoken to loves the idea of the United States owning that piece of land, developing, and creating thousands of jobs…" pic.twitter.com/vd3foyq6Xn
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President Trump on Gaza: Continuing the same process that's gone on forever, over and over again, and then the killing starts and you end up in the same place — we don't want to see that happen. pic.twitter.com/z0yFnT3v9i
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Prime Minister Netanyahu to President Trump: "Your willingness to puncture conventional thinking, thinking that has failed time and time again, your willingness to think outside the box with fresh ideas will help us achieve all these goals." pic.twitter.com/L9lk37rPuY
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PRESIDENT TRUMP: "We will restore calm and stability to the region and expand prosperity, opportunity and hope to our nations and for all people in the Middle East — including the Arab and Muslim nations. Very important." pic.twitter.com/yc6GU0hqPj
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President Trump on securing PEACE in Gaza: "The U.S. will take over the Gaza strip … and be responsible for dismantling all of the dangerous, unexploded bombs and other weapons on the site … create an economic development that will supply unlimited numbers of jobs and housing… pic.twitter.com/sr3rnO0fE4
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PRESIDENT TRUMP: "Over the past four years, the U.S. and Israeli alliance has been tested more than any time in history. But the bonds of friendship and affection between the American and Israeli people have endured for generations and are absolutely unbreakable." pic.twitter.com/LYFT9ZM7va
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PRESIDENT TRUMP: "In our meetings today, the Prime Minister and I focused on the future, discussing how we can work together to ensure Hamas is eliminated, and ultimately, restore peace to a very troubled region." pic.twitter.com/JmMriiQpJh
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Netanyahu arrived at the White House just hours ago and is the first foreign leader to meet with Trump since he was sworn in last month. You can catch highlights of their day below.
Moments ago, behind the scenes at the @WhiteHouse as @POTUS @realDonaldTrump departs the Oval Office to welcome @IsraeliPM @Netanyahu at the West Wing entrance upon his arrival… pic.twitter.com/BxR6NvGrgu
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President Donald J. Trump greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House 🇺🇸🇮🇱 pic.twitter.com/FSmukxJLmS
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President Trump on the October 7th attack against Israel: “Some people want to put it out of their memory, but we’re not going to ever let that happen.” pic.twitter.com/MNomAEmtmZ
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PRESIDENT TRUMP: "When I left, we had no problem. There was no Ukraine and Russia fighting, there was no October 7th — there was nothing. Some very poor leadership led to a lot of problems and a lot of death… We have a lot of fires, but we'll put them out." pic.twitter.com/w95BXPEUVq
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Prime Minister Netanyahu praises President Trump for securing the deal to release hostages in Gaza:
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“President Trump added great force and powerful leadership to this effort … I’m happy that they’re here.” pic.twitter.com/y7Gq45kYwq
PRESIDENT TRUMP: "We want ONE thing: peace." pic.twitter.com/z6LNvLKZGC
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Prior to meeting Netanyahu, Trump signed a memorandum to restore a “maximum pressure” campaign against government of Iran.
🚨 President Trump signs a presidential memorandum to reinstate a maximum pressure campaign against Iran's nuclear problem and their support of terrorist proxy groups in the Middle East.
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"It's very simple: Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon." pic.twitter.com/XdsemJ9lq7
POTUS: Iran would be “obliterated” if they were to retaliate against the U.S. over the killing of Soleimani pic.twitter.com/DEIiKRWDhX
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More highlights from Trump’s Oval Office Tuesday:
President Trump signs an executive order withdrawing from anti-American UN organizations — including a withdrawal from the UN Human Rights Council and a prohibition on future funding for UNRWA. pic.twitter.com/kP8CCptnuE
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REPORTER: What's your reaction to China's retaliatory tariffs?
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PRESIDENT TRUMP: "That's fine — It's fine. We're going to do very well against China and against everybody else." pic.twitter.com/J4fiSztXix
PRESIDENT TRUMP: "The train that's being built between Los Angeles and San Francisco is the worst managed project that I think I've ever seen… Hundreds of billions of dollars over budget… We're going to start an investigation of that." pic.twitter.com/CPEgTdv16w
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PRESIDENT TRUMP on the waste, fraud, and abuse uncovered at USAID: “I’d like to see what the kickbacks are.” pic.twitter.com/cvYNeN4cjJ
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PRESIDENT TRUMP: I want Linda to put herself out of a job… We spend more per pupil than any other country in the world and we're ranked at the bottom of the list… What I want to do is let the states run schools. pic.twitter.com/hHWEv9kHlL
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REPORTER: “What do you think about Joe Biden signing on with a talent agency?”
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POTUS: “You gotta be kidding … He’s got bigger problems than that.”
😂 pic.twitter.com/UoYbrvu3Ee
REPORTER: "On Guantanamo Bay, is there enough space there to accommodate people?"
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PRESIDENT TRUMP: "There's a lot of space to accommodate a lot of people and we're going to use it." pic.twitter.com/5u3kEPIXeb