Trump meets with king of Jordan amid growing tensions

The country of Jordan is about 300 miles from the Gaza Strip, but Tuesday in the Oval Office, Jordan's leader King Abdullah was right in the middle of the Gaza Strip's future. President Trump reiterated that the U.S. will take over the territory, the Palestinians aren't coming back and that countries in the region will foot the bill for the operation. Weijia Jiang has been following the developments.

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