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President Donald Trump's threat to take over the Gaza Strip is just another distraction to keep the American people off balance, argued Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) on CNN Thursday.
Moskowitz, who sits on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, made the pronouncement while assuring anchor Sara Sidner, "There's not going to be boots on the ground in Gaza — that's not going to happen."
"I do think Donald Trump is trying to shake the system," Moskowitz continued. "We know how he likes to negotiate. It is unorthodox. And I think, what he's trying to do is, he's trying to get he Arab neighbors to step up and take more responsibility in rebuilding Gaza, in the security of of Gaza. And he's saying, 'Look, if you don't want to do it, then we're going to do it.'"
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"This is also part of the strategy," Moskowitz claimed. "The brilliance of Donald Trump — what he does through the media and up here on Capitol Hill — he treats us all like ADHD kids, right? Like, 'Squirrel! Oh, we're going to buy Greenland! Over here! Oh, we're going to take Gaza! Over here! Oh, we're going to buy TikTok! Over here! Oh, Canada is going to be the 51st state! Over here! And while all of that's going on, there's real stuff that's actually happening that they can accomplish."
Sidner said it sounded like Moskowitz had "tacit approval" of Trump "making these bold statements about owning Gaza. Is that what I heard?" she asked.
"No," Moskowitz answered, "what I'm saying is, it's not going to happen, right? I mean, we're not going to own Gaza. So the more we spend time on his statement of, 'We're going to own Gaza,' the less time we can spend on the real things that are happening."
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