President Donald Trump's comments that the U.S. should take long-term control of war-shattered Gaza and that the area's residents should be permanently resettled have been contradicted by top people in his administration.

Marco Rubio Responds To Trump’s Call For U.S. To Take Over Gaza At a press briefing in Guatemala City, Guatemala, Secretary of State Marco Rubio responded to President Trump's call for the U.S. to take over Gaza.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio late on Tuesday appeared to back President Donald Trump's plan for a U.S. takeover of Gaza, saying the Palestinian enclave must be free from Islamist group Hamas. Trump on Tuesday proposed a U.