“I would like Egypt to take people,” Trump said. “You’re talking about probably a million and a half people, and we just clean out that whole thing and say: ‘You know, it’s over.'”

“I would love for you to take on more, ‘cause I am looking at the whole Gaza Strip right now, and it’s a mess. It’s a real mess.”

“It is literally a demolition site right now, almost everything is demolished and people are dying there,” he said.

“So, I would rather get involved with some of the Arab nations and build housing in a different location, where they can maybe live in peace for a change.”

  • Tom742 [they/them, any]@hexbear.net
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    8 days ago

    You’re talking about probably a million and a half people

    Gaza population pre Oct. 7 was around 2.2 million. Guess this is some small confirmation that the death toll is around 700,000 people according to state dep intelligence.