Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., President called Donald Trump’s Proposal to take over Gaza a “daring step” to restore peace in the region.
“Of course, the first announcement yesterday, I think, was greeted with surprise by many, but by, I think, people around the world,” said Johnson during his weekly press conference on Wednesday.
“Why? Because that area is so dangerous and he dared, takes decisive action to try to guarantee the peace of that region.”
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Speaker Mike Johnson greeted President Trump’s proposal about Gaza as a ‘daring’ movement. (Getty Images)
Johnson also noticed that the circumstances in Gaza had to change to prevent another attack, similar to October 7, 2023, when Hamas -militants invaded South Israel and killed more than 1,000 people.
However, he stopped in full endorse of the action and was later pressed again to the question whether he believed that the US should take control of Gaza.
“This is a daring, a decisive move. And I think you should do something to eradicate the threat to Israel. This is the problem – if you leave Gaza in its current form, there is always a risk of another 7 October.
US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu answer questions during a joint press conference, 4 February 2025 (Reuters/Leah Millis)
“So it’s just logical to make the neighborhood safer there. I think that makes sense. I think it follows common sense.”
Trump said to reporters: “The US will take over the Gaza Strip” during a press conference next to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday.
“We will possess it and be responsible for dismantling all dangerous unexplored bombs and other weapons on the site,” he said.
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People inspect the rubble and rubble on the site of Israeli bombing of a residential block in Jalaa Street in Gaza City on January 14, 2025, amidst the continuous war in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas. (Omar al-Qattaa/AFP via Getty images)
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Trump said it would “create economic development that would deliver an unlimited numbers of jobs” and the US would change the “Riviera of the Middle East” region.
Johnson said he would discuss the case during his own meeting with Netanyahu on Thursday.
