White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt clarified on Wednesday that President Donald Trump is not committing to sending U.S. troops to Gaza, despite his earlier suggestion that the United States would “take over” the war-torn enclave.
“It has been made very clear to the president that the United States must play a role in the rebuilding effort to ensure regional stability,” Leavitt told reporters during a White House briefing. “However, that does not mean boots on the ground in Gaza, nor does it mean American taxpayers will be funding this effort.
Instead, Donald Trump—who is the best dealmaker on the planet—will negotiate an agreement with our regional partners.”
Leavitt described Trump as an “outside-the-box thinker” and a “visionary leader” who tackles problems that many in Washington consider unsolvable.
