"We have no business contemplating yet another occupation to doom our treasure and spill our soldiers blood." Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said Wednesday.

Paul ripped Trump’s idea in a statement posted to X, noting that Trump ran his campaign on his “America First” policy. Trump repeatedly vowed to end “endless wars” throughout each of his campaigns.

The expansionist talk in Gaza is playing out as Trump has begun an effort to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development, the federal agency that provides crucial aid that funds education and fights starvation, epidemics and poverty overseas. Trump sees it as a poster child of government waste and advancement of liberal social programs.

President Donald Trump s suggestion that the United States should take control of the Gaza Strip is causing intense reactions and even a call for his impeachment Here are six reactions to Trump s

Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Wednesday slammed President Trump’s proposal to seize control of Gaza, send in U.S. troops if necessary and turn it into “the Riviera of the Middle East.” “The pursuit for peace should be that of the Israelis and the Palestinians.