Republican comes out swinging against Trump's Gaza plan: 'We voted for America First' --Trump indicated the U.S. will 'take over' the region | 5 Feb 2025 | After President Donald Trump announced that America "will take over the Gaza strip," Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., pushed back against the idea, suggesting that the move would betray the "America First" principle Trump voters expected. During his inauguration speech last month, Trump unequivocally declared that throughout his administration he will "put America first," echoing a longstanding pillar of his political philosophy, which he also expressed during his 2017 inaugural address. But Paul is throwing a red flag in response to Trump's newly unveiled Gaza plans. "The pursuit for peace should be that of the Israelis and the Palestinians. I thought we voted for America First. We have no business contemplating yet another occupation to doom our treasure and spill our soldiers blood," Paul declared in a Wednesday post on X.

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