The Trump team has the bureaucracy in a box.
[Update a while later]
Don't imagine Trump as a 4D chess player.
— Devon Eriksen (@Devon_Eriksen_) February 7, 2025
That's the wrong metaphor.
Imagine him instead as a fencer. He has a sword, which is a very simple tool, with a very simple purpose: pointy end goes in the other guy.
Then remember this Bruce Lee quote:
"I fear not the man who has… https://t.co/h5V4lnztp6
I think this explains the “America will take over Gaza” with the Israeli Prime Minister standing there with a knowing smile. I don’t think Mr. Netanyahu exactly knew what was going on but he figured it must be Trumpian.
After the bruhaha calmed down, representatives of Egypt and Jordan weighed in, “no, no, don’t worry, we will take care of post-war reconstruction in Gaza.”