President Trump’s push to have Egypt and Jordan take in large numbers of Palestinian refugees from besieged Gaza has fallen flat with both countries' governments and perplexed a congressional ally.

President Trump on Saturday said he wants Jordan and Egypt to accept Palestinian refugees “temporarily or long term” and suggested his plan for Gaza would be to “clean out the whole thing.” Trump’s comments to reporters aboard Air Force One came after he spoke on the phone with Jordan’s King Abdullah who “stressed the pivotal role of the U.