Molly Ball

It's already been pretty well walked back in the sense of the administration has already done a little bit of cleanup. And Trump himself has also posted on social media to clarify that he would not propose to put U.S. troops on the ground. And the administration says, you know, the U.S. would not be paying for this move.

It's already been pretty well walked back in the sense of the administration has already done a little bit of cleanup. And Trump himself has also posted on social media to clarify that he would not propose to put U.S. troops on the ground. And the administration says, you know, the U.S. would not be paying for this move.

So the idea seems to have been to just reframe the discussion, to throw in this massive curveball that wasn't really on anyone's radar to sort of jolt everyone into waking up and looking at their actual options. Mm-hmm.

So the idea seems to have been to just reframe the discussion, to throw in this massive curveball that wasn't really on anyone's radar to sort of jolt everyone into waking up and looking at their actual options. Mm-hmm.

So the idea seems to have been to just reframe the discussion, to throw in this massive curveball that wasn't really on anyone's radar to sort of jolt everyone into waking up and looking at their actual options. Mm-hmm.

Trump wants everyone to, including, you know, a lot of the surrounding Arab governments, to really get involved here, put their heads together and figure out a way forward because he sees the status quo as untenable. But I will say this. The actual idea he proposed is not something that got a very good reception, even from some corners of his own political base.

Trump wants everyone to, including, you know, a lot of the surrounding Arab governments, to really get involved here, put their heads together and figure out a way forward because he sees the status quo as untenable. But I will say this. The actual idea he proposed is not something that got a very good reception, even from some corners of his own political base.

Trump wants everyone to, including, you know, a lot of the surrounding Arab governments, to really get involved here, put their heads together and figure out a way forward because he sees the status quo as untenable. But I will say this. The actual idea he proposed is not something that got a very good reception, even from some corners of his own political base.

They didn't like the idea of sending, you know, American troops to Gaza. So whatever the point of this idea was, it does not seem to have been a fleshed-out proposal to actually take action by the U.S. military.

They didn't like the idea of sending, you know, American troops to Gaza. So whatever the point of this idea was, it does not seem to have been a fleshed-out proposal to actually take action by the U.S. military.

They didn't like the idea of sending, you know, American troops to Gaza. So whatever the point of this idea was, it does not seem to have been a fleshed-out proposal to actually take action by the U.S. military.

Well, Democrats are in a tough spot. You know, they are shut out of power at the federal level. They're in the minority in the House and Senate and obviously don't have the White House. And they've really been sort of... behind the curve, I think it's fair to say.

Well, Democrats are in a tough spot. You know, they are shut out of power at the federal level. They're in the minority in the House and Senate and obviously don't have the White House. And they've really been sort of... behind the curve, I think it's fair to say.

Well, Democrats are in a tough spot. You know, they are shut out of power at the federal level. They're in the minority in the House and Senate and obviously don't have the White House. And they've really been sort of... behind the curve, I think it's fair to say.

Trump is moving so quickly that the normal rhythms of congressional action and the things that people do in Washington is not really adequate to keep up with that. So you have had You know, congressional Democrats will plan a press conference for a day or two after Trump does something, and by the time they get around to it, it's too late, right?

Trump is moving so quickly that the normal rhythms of congressional action and the things that people do in Washington is not really adequate to keep up with that. So you have had You know, congressional Democrats will plan a press conference for a day or two after Trump does something, and by the time they get around to it, it's too late, right?

Trump is moving so quickly that the normal rhythms of congressional action and the things that people do in Washington is not really adequate to keep up with that. So you have had You know, congressional Democrats will plan a press conference for a day or two after Trump does something, and by the time they get around to it, it's too late, right?

Again, there's only so much that Democrats in Congress can do, but we've seen them do things like start to try to jam up the process in the Senate for confirming nominees and getting more of the administration's agenda through the process.

Again, there's only so much that Democrats in Congress can do, but we've seen them do things like start to try to jam up the process in the Senate for confirming nominees and getting more of the administration's agenda through the process.

Again, there's only so much that Democrats in Congress can do, but we've seen them do things like start to try to jam up the process in the Senate for confirming nominees and getting more of the administration's agenda through the process.