Donald Trump has suggested large numbers of Palestinians should leave Gaza to “just clean out” the whole strip, after ordering the US military to restart shipments of 2,000lb bombs to Israel.

The US president said he wanted Gaza residents to move to neighbouring nations, and that they could be displaced “temporarily or could be long-term”, after a phone call with Jordan’s King Abdullah on Saturday.

“I said to him: I’d love you to take on more because I’m looking at the whole Gaza Strip right now and it’s a mess, it’s a real mess. I’d like him to take people,” Trump said, when asked about the call.

He also suggested Egypt as a destination for Gaza residents, and said he would raise the issue with President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi on Sunday.

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    3 days ago

    Because most people weren’t arguing about Gaza and it wouldn’t have changed the outcome.

    Well, I know it wasn’t the sole cause for her loss.

    With the benefit of hindsight, the only way she could have won would have been to address the high cost of living.

    No hindsight needed! EVERYONE was telling her campaign this, and they ignored it, in favor of “data driven strategy”, where they A/B tested the hell out of everything for a theoretical “typical voter”.

    “The economy” was the highest ranked issue and people voted for the guy who lied about eggs.

    Yes, because Harris wasn’t believing anything to be an issue, while homelessness is spiking, costs of living are spiking, costs for housing are spiking… Harris demanded people believe her, over their own growling stomachs.

    So, yes, her loss was multipartite, and had little to do with voters who couldn’t be arsed to vote for someone who has no connection to reality, and loves engaging in genocide.