Van Hollen: Trump ‘Lit a Fire and Threw It on a Keg of Gasoline’ in the Middle East

MATTINGLY Senator what s ░░░░░░░░ striking he was sitting ░░░░░░░░ to King Abdullah of ░░░░░░░░ a very close ally ░░░░░░░░ the United States Arab ░░░░░░░░ very opposed almost immediately ░░░░░░░░ what the president had ░░░░░░░░ out How does this ░░░░░░░░ from here VAN HOLLEN ░░░░░░░░ Phil what the president ░░░░░░░░ done is he has ░░░░░░░░ a fire and thrown ░░░░░░░░ on a keg of ░░░░░░░░ because what s happening ░░░░░░░░ Gaza what s happening ░░░░░░░░ the Middle East is ░░░░░░░░ a tinderbox It s ░░░░░░░░ on fire And what ░░░░░░░░ is doing is going ░░░░░░░░ spread that fire He ░░░░░░░░ essentially called for what ░░░░░░░░ to the ethnic cleansing ░░░░░░░░ Gaza the forced removal ░░░░░░░░ 2 million Palestinians to ░░░░░░░░ areas King Abdullah in ░░░░░░░░ and of course Egypt ░░░░░░░░ said not only is ░░░░░░░░ repulsive from a moral ░░░░░░░░ and a legal perspective ░░░░░░░░ will also destabilize their ░░░░░░░░ It has emboldened Phil ░░░░░░░░ farthest extreme right voices ░░░░░░░░ Israel people like Ben ░░░░░░░░ people like Smotrich These ░░░░░░░░ people who have been ░░░░░░░░ for the opportunity to ░░░░░░░░ find a way to ░░░░░░░░ those Palestinians out of ░░░░░░░░ and frankly they d ░░░░░░░░ to move them out ░░░░░░░░ the West Bank So ░░░░░░░░ President Trump has done ░░░░░░░░ came in saying he ░░░░░░░░ going to enforce this ░░░░░░░░ agreement He has made ░░░░░░░░ much harder to move ░░░░░░░░ the next phase I ░░░░░░░░ we can do it ░░░░░░░░ were helpful His Steve ░░░░░░░░ was helpful in getting ░░░░░░░░ one implemented But now ░░░░░░░░ Trump has made it ░░░░░░░░ to complete the job.”