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stanley cup WASHINGTON AP 鈥?President聽Donald Trump聽hosted Jordans King Abdullah II at the White House on Tuesday and renewed his insistence that Gaza could somehow be emptied of all residents,聽controlled by the U.S.聽and redeveloped as a tourist area.Its an audacious, but highly unlikely, scheme to dramatically remake the Middle East and would require Jordan and other Arab nations to accept more refugees from Gaza 鈥?something Abdullah reiterated after their meeting that he opposes.The pair met in the Oval Office with Secretary of State Marco Rubio also on-hand. The president suggested he wouldnt withhold U.S. aid to Jordan or Egypt if they dont agree to dramatically increase the number of people from Gaza they take in. I dont have to threaten that. I do believe were above that, Trump said. That contradicted the Republican president previously suggesting stanley quencher that holding back aid from W stanley fr ashington was a possibility.Abdullah was asked repeatedly about Trumps plan to clear out Gaza and overhaul it as a resort on the Mediterranean Sea 鈥?but didnt make substantive comments on it while also not committing to the idea that his country could accept large numbers of new refugees from Gaza.He did say, however, that Jordan would be willing right away to take as many as 2,000 children in Gaza who are suffering from cancer or otherwise ill. I finally see somebody that can take us across the finish line to bring stability, peace and prosperity to all of us in the region, the king said of Trump in his s Vqwz Democratic House win poses challenges, chances for Trump

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