Trump's Gaza plans in keeping with his view of the world as one large business opportunity

Trump raised the possibility of the US owning Gaza during a Tuesday press conference at the White House with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Picture: AP/Evan Vucci

Donald Trump’s jaw-dropping statement that he would like the US to take control of and redevelop the Gaza Strip might have sounded like it came from nowhere, but it was in keeping with his new administration’s expansionist ambitions.

Since Trump's return to the White House a little more than two weeks ago, his "America First" approach seems to have morphed into "America More", with the president fixated on acquiring new territory even after campaigning on pledges to keep the nation out of foreign entanglements and “forever wars".