Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., expressed support for President Donald Trump’s ambitious foreign policy goals at a news conference Wednesday, praising the president’s talk of redeveloping Gaza and downsizing the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Johnson’s backing came the day after Trump stunned the world with his remarks at a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The president mused about the future of Gaza, which borders Israel.
On Tuesday, Trump announced that the inhabitants of Gaza should be relocated to a “good, fresh, beautiful piece of land” and have the United States “take over” the territory to rebuild it as a place for “the people of the world” to live.
Speaking to reporters Wednesday morning, Johnson was not able to elaborate on the details of the proposal, but praised Trump’s…
