{"id":2399257,"date":"2025-02-05T13:10:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T18:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-audacious-gaza-plan-draws-mixed-reaction-from-republicans-i-thought-we-voted-for-america-first\/"},"modified":"2025-02-05T13:11:40","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T18:11:40","slug":"trumps-audacious-gaza-plan-draws-mixed-reaction-from-republicans-i-thought-we-voted-for-america-first","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-audacious-gaza-plan-draws-mixed-reaction-from-republicans-i-thought-we-voted-for-america-first\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump&#8217;s Audacious Gaza Plan Draws Mixed Reaction from Republicans: &#8216;I Thought We Voted for America First&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrumps-audacious-gaza-plan-draws-mixed-reaction-from-republicans-i-thought-we-voted-for-america-first%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2399257&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump unveiled a surprising plan for the U.S. to take\u2063 control\u200b of\u2064 the gaza Strip, catching\u200b many, including Republicans, off guard. \u200bReactions within the GOP varied, with some expressing outright opposition while others\u200d showed support. Senator Rand Paul\u2064 criticized the \u200bidea, asserting\u2064 it contradicted the &#8220;America\u2062 First&#8221; ethos and warned against the cost of further military\u2063 involvement. Senator \u2064lindsey Graham voiced \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-circuit-breaker-on-election-night\/\" title=\"The question looms: just how does it come to be that three quarters of Republican and nearly one third of Democrat voters all believe that the election was stolen from Trump?\">skepticism<\/a>, \u200dquestioning potential \u2063Arab <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-to-new-life-in-the-new-year\/\" title=\"Here&#039;s to New Life in the New Year\">reactions<\/a>, while Texas Representative Brandon Gill praised Trump\u200b for &#8220;keeping his promises&#8221; regarding peace \u2063in the Middle East.\u200c Support for Trump\u2019s stance also came from Florida \u2062Senator\u2063 Rick Scott,\u200b who condemned\u2062 Hamas and emphasized America&#8217;s commitment to supporting\u2062 Israel. However,many republicans were hesitant to\u200b comment until they\u200c better understood the specifics of trump&#8217;s proposal. Senate Majority \u200bLeader\u200c John Thune noted the \u200cneed for discussions on effectively \u200cfacilitating a\u200c solution in the region. the \u2063proclamation stirred a mix of confusion\u2062 and\u200c cautious speculation among party members.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump&rsquo;s bombshell plan for the U.S. to take over the Gaza Strip took the world by surprise on Tuesday &mdash; including Republicans in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-gives-cities-more-power-to-ban-homeless-camps-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Supreme Court gives cities more power to ban homeless camps - Washington Examiner\">nation&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s capital.<\/p>\n<p>Reactions ranged from outright hostility to endorsement, but many in the GOP were simply caught &ldquo;off guard,&rdquo; the Beltway news outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2025\/02\/04\/congress\/trumps-gaza-comments-confuses-gop-00202538\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a> reported hours after the White House news conference where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-shocks-news-conference-netanyahu-us-will-take-gaza-strip\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump announced the plan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But even the early reactions showed how seriously Trump&rsquo;s proposal was being taken.<\/p>\n<p>Kentucky GOP Sen. Rand Paul, the Senate&rsquo;s most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rand-paul-releases-annual-festivus-report-airing-grievances-excess-government-spending\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">outspoken opponent<\/a> of government overreach, attacked the idea Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I thought we voted for America First,&rdquo; he wrote in a post on the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">social media platform<\/a> X.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have no business contemplating yet another occupation to doom our treasure and spill our soldiers blood.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The pursuit for peace should be that of the Israelis and the Palestinians.<\/p>\n<p>I thought we voted for America First.<\/p>\n<p>We have no business contemplating yet another occupation to doom our treasure and spill our soldiers blood. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hRM8UneLe1\">https:\/\/t.co\/hRM8UneLe1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rand Paul (@RandPaul) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RandPaul\/status\/1887114985383367065?\">February 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Sen. Lindsey Graham &mdash; a South Carolina Republican in his fourth term and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/lindsey-graham-warns-foreign-nations-warns-will-crush-economies-cross-red-line\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">strong supporter of Israel<\/a> &mdash; sounded his own note of skepticism, according to Politico.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ll see what our Arab friends say about that. I think most South Carolinians would probably not be excited about sending Americans to take over Gaza. I think that might be problematic, but I&rsquo;ll keep an open mind,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>However, Texas Rep. Brandon Gill, a first<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-gop-reps-hit-with-5000-fines-under-new-house-security-policy\/\" title=\"Two ... Reps Hit With ,000 Fines Under New House Security Policy\">-term congressman<\/a> from a district in the eastern part of the Lone Star State, declared Trump&rsquo;s announcement an example of Trump keeping his word.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;President Trump is bringing peace to the Middle East, just as he promised,&rdquo; Gill wrote in an X post, with a video of Trump making the announcement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;PROMISES KEPT.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">President Trump is bringing peace to the Middle East, just as he promised.<\/p>\n<p>PROMISES KEPT <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/y4Egt73WRd\">https:\/\/t.co\/y4Egt73WRd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Congressman Brandon Gill (@RepBrandonGill) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepBrandonGill\/status\/1886950374864507014?\">February 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Florida&rsquo;s Sen. Rick Scott, a conservative who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/senate-republicans-eliminate-rick-scott-leadership-contention-elect-former-trump-adversary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mounted a failed bid<\/a> for Senate leadership in the fall, published a statement supporting Trump, though failing to comment on the proposal specifically.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Hamas terrorists murdered babies and burned people alive. They are evil monsters,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Thank God we finally have a president who is committed to standing with Israel and working with Netanyahu on how to support their efforts to get terrorists out of Gaza and bring every hostage home.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hamas terrorists murdered babies and burned people alive. They are evil monsters. Thank God we finally have a president who is committed to standing with Israel and working with Netanyahu on how to support their efforts to get terrorists out of Gaza and bring every hostage home.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Scott (@SenRickScott) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenRickScott\/status\/1886951267601093048?\">February 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Many Republicans questioned by Politico Tuesday night appeared to be withholding reaction until they could learn more about what, exactly, Trump has in mind and how the proposal would actually work.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a South Dakotan in his third term in the Senate and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dont-want-maga-reacts-john-thune-becoming-senate-majority-leader-wont-like-saying\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">no favorite<\/a> of Trump supporters, gave Politico what amounts to a masterpiece of understatement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think we&rsquo;re obviously all interested in facilitating a solution to the Middle East, particularly with the whole situation in Gaza,&rdquo; he said, according to the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;How we best achieve that I think is still &mdash; it&rsquo;s a subject of conversation, sounds like he&rsquo;s got an idea on that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Responses varied from strong opposition to support, but a significant number of GOP members were reportedly taken by surprise, according to Politico shortly after Trump&#8217;s announcement at a White House press conference. Early reactions indicated that Trump&#8217;s plan was being taken seriously. Kentucky Senator Rand Paul, known for his criticism of government overreach, condemned the idea on social media, stating that America should not engage in another occupation that risks lives and resources. He emphasized that peace should be pursued by Israelis and Palestinians themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Lindsey Graham from South Carolina expressed skepticism about the proposal&#8217;s feasibility and its reception among constituents but remained open-minded. In contrast, Texas Representative Brandon Gill praised Trump\u2019s announcement as a fulfillment of his promise to bring peace to the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>Florida Senator Rick Scott supported Trump without directly addressing the specifics of the plan but condemned Hamas&#8217;s actions against civilians and expressed gratitude for having a president who stands with Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Many Republicans interviewed by Politico seemed hesitant to react until they had more details about Trump&#8217;s intentions and how he planned to implement them. 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