Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.
“Of course, I think yesterday’s initial announcement surprised many people, but I think people around the world cheered for it,” Johnson said at a weekly press conference on Wednesday.
“Why? Because that area is so dangerous, he is taking bold and decisive actions to ensure peace in the area.”
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Speaker Mike Johnson praised President Trump’s proposal for Gaza as a “bold” move. (Getty image)
Johnson also noted that conditions in Gaza need to be changed to avoid attacks similar to those on October 7, 2023, when Hamas militants invaded southern Israel and killed more than 1,000 people.
However, he stopped fully acknowledged actions and was later pressured again for whether he believed that the United States should control Gaza.
“It’s a bold, decisive move. I think you have to take some steps to eliminate the threat to Israel. It’s the problem – if you leave Gaza in your current form, there will always be other October 7 risks. It will always be “All of these terrorist organizations have risks of representing Iran, and their public statements aim to eliminate Israel as a country. “
U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu answer questions at a joint press conference on February 4, 2025 (Reuters/Lia Michael)
“So it makes sense to make neighbors safer there. I think it’s logical. I think it’s common sense.”
“The United States will take over the Gaza Strip,” Trump told reporters at a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday.
“We will have it and be responsible for removing all the dangerous undeveloped bombs and other weapons on the site,” he said.
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People checked the debris and rubble of Israeli bombers during an ongoing war on the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas on January 14, 2025 in a residential block on Jalaa Street in Gaza City. (Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP via Getty Images)
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Trump said this would “create economic development and provide unlimited jobs” and that the United States would turn the war-torn region into the “Middle East Riviera.”
Johnson said he will discuss the matter at a meeting with Netanyahu on Thursday.
