Trump calls on Jordan to take in refugees from Gaza during meeting with King Abdullah II

Meanwhile Mr. Trump has maintained his claim over the Gaza Strip while calling on regional neighbors to open their doors wider to Palestinians.

Lee Seung-jae covers his most recent remarks.

U.S. President Donald Trump held talks with King Abdullah II of Jordan at the White House on Tuesday, where Trump reiterated his plan to take over and develop the Gaza Strip.

As the two leaders discussed ending the Israel-Hamas war, Trump also pressured Jordan to take in Palestinian refugees.

This comes as Trump suggested Monday, that he would withhold U.S. funding from Jordan and Egypt to persuade the Middle Eastern countries to accept Palestinians from Gaza.

While King Abdullah II did not say Jordan would be accepting the Palestinian refugees, he offered to take in two thousand sick Palestinian children.

"I think one of the things that we can do right away is take 2,000 children that are either cancer children or in very ill state to Jordan as quickly as possible and then wait for, I think, the Egyptians to present their plan on how we can work with the president to work on Gaza challenges."

Trump showed appreciation for what he called "a beautiful gesture," adding that Jordan, along with Egypt will see "great progress" moving forward.

"What you just said 2,000 children with cancer or other problems. And that's really a beautiful gesture. That's really good. And we appreciate it. And we'll be working on the rest. With and with Egypt, I think you're going to see some great progress. I think with Jordan, you're going to see some great progress, three of us, and we'll have some others helping and we're going to have some others at a very high level helping and the whole thing will come."

While the Jordanian king did not agree to take in the displaced Gazans during their talks, Trump said both Jordan and Egypt would ultimately agree to house the refugees.

Lee Seung-jae, Arirang News.