The Jordanian monarch has offered to take in 2,000 at-risk children from Gaza but hasn’t committed to the larger relocation effort Trump proposed. President Donald Trump greets Jordan's King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein (R) as he arrives at the White House on Feb. 11, 2025. President Donald Trump greets Jordan's King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein (R) as he arrives at the White House on Feb. 11, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images WASHINGTON—As he hosted Jordan’s King Abdullah II at the White House on Feb. 11, President Donald Trump said he has...

“That’s really a beautiful gesture. That’s really good, and we appreciate it,” Trump said. “That’s music to my ears.” The tactical move by Abdullah — whose country is the third-largest recipient of U.S. aid and adamantly opposed to becoming a homeland for displaced Palestinians – may succeed in lowering tensions between the two allies while buying more time. There’s broad opposition to relocating Palestinians out of Gaza in Jordan and across all Arab nations in the region. But Egypt and other countries are coordinating a regional strategy aimed at satisfying...

President Donald Trump will host Jordan's King Abdullah II at the White House on Tuesday as he escalates pressure on the Arab nation to take in refugees from Gaza — perhaps permanently — as part of his audacious plan to remake the Middle East. The visit is happening at a perilous moment for the ongoing ceasefire in Gaza as Hamas, accusing Israel of violating the truce, has said it is pausing future releases of hostages and as Trump has called for Israel to resume fighting if all those remaining in...

President Donald Trump is scheduled to host King Abdullah II of Jordan at the White House on Tuesday amid a pressure campaign — so far rejected by the Arab nation — to accept more refugees from the Gaza Strip as Trump tries to overhaul the Middle East. Trump’s plan to take over Gaza and send Palestinians to nearby countries has provoked widespread anger across Jordan, a longtime U.S. ally that is already home to more than 2 million Palestinian refugees. Later Tuesday, Trump is scheduled to sign more executive orders.

It comes as Jordan's King Abdullah is set to visit the White House Tuesday. Trump says he could withhold aid from Jordan and Egypt if they reject his Gaza development plan President Donald Trump speaks to the press after signing a proclamation renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America aboard Air Force One, as it flies over the Gulf enroute to New Orleans, Feb. 9, 2025. President Donald Trump speaks to the press after signing a proclamation renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America...

You have been granted access, use your keyboard to continue reading. King Abdullah II of Jordan, right, and President Trump at the White House in 2018. Mr. Trump has said he would pressure Jordan and Egypt to take in the estimated 1.9 million Palestinians he would expel from the Gaza Strip as part of his plan for the United States to “own” the territory. King Abdullah II, a close U.S. ally dependent on aid from Washington, is confronting the president’s demands that he take in Palestinians from Gaza, a step...

Skip next section Trump to talk with Jordan's King Abdullah on Gaza US President Donald Trump is expected to speak with Jordan's King Abdullah in Washington after suggesting that the United States should redevelop Gaza, with Palestinians to be resettled elsewhere. Trump's proposal, floated last week, is for the United States to take over Gaza, remove its residents and transform the territory into the "Riviera of the Middle East." The suggestion drew a negative response from Arab countries and beyond. Trump suggested on Monday that, if necessary, he would withhold...