Description: US President Donald Trump has continued with his controversial statements with the latest being the taking over of the Gaza Strip. In a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump stated that the US would gladly own that land and turn it into a tourist attraction one day. The statement was overwhelmed by negative comments from the opposing Democratic party, as well as negative reactions from Saudi Arabia, the Palestinian Authority and Hamas. Trump also signed several executive orders mostly focusing on disabling Iran’s nuclear attempts and further suspending foreign financial aid to countries and NGOs worldwide.
Impact: Trump’s statements and uncalculated approach towards foreign policy could cause long – term damage to US interests going forward. Expansionism has been one of the key points of Trump’s political campaign, and in cases such as this could undermine the entire ceasefire agreement in the Israel – Hamas war and inflame far – right sections of the Israeli government into further violence and expansion on their military goals. The continuation of enforcing the presidential executive orders is a unilateral way of disruption in the US foreign policy agenda, as Trump could potentially cause irreparable damage worldwide considering the US involvement into global geopolitics.