Not ‘America First’ but ‘America expanding’: Trump floats U.S. takeover of Gaza

NBC News correspondents Kelly O’Donnell, Richard Engel, Ryan Nobles and Courtney Kube join Meet the Press NOW to report on President Trump’s recent proposal to “take over” the Gaza Strip, despite years of running an “America First" campaign.

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