Trump And Gaza, Migrants At Guantanamo, USAID Staff On Leave

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🗓️ 5 February 2025

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President Trump has laid out a new vision for US ownership of the Gaza Strip, the first planeload of migrants from the US has arrived in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and all staff members at the foreign aid agency USAID have been put on administrative leave.

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0:00.0	President Trump called for the U.S. to take territory in the Middle East.
0:06.1	He says the U.S. should own Gaza, displacing 1.8 million residents to develop seaside real estate.
0:12.0	What do other countries think?
0:13.4	I'm Steve Inskeep with A. Martinez, and this is up first from NPR News.
0:21.0	The first plane load of migrants from the U.S. landed at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
0:25.6	Critics think they know why.
0:27.8	Are you using this facility because it has the stain of the name Guantanamo?
0:34.4	And of course, the answer is yes.
0:36.0	We'll hear how the White House explains the move.
0:37.9	Also, all staffers at the Foreign Aid Agency USAID were told thank you for your service and put on leave.
0:44.1	So how does that affect U.S. influence around the world?
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