Jordan's King Abdullah set for tense meeting with Donald Trump

Donald Trump and Jordan's King Abdullah II are set to have a tense meeting at the White House on Tuesday, as the US president continues to insist that the Hashemite kingdom must accept forcibly ejected Palestinians as part of Trump's plans to "own" Gaza. 

Last week, Trump doubled down on plans to forcibly expel Palestinians from the enclave and turn it into the "Riviera of the Middle East", with the US taking over the territory and owning it.  

He has repeatedly stated that Jordan and Egypt will take in Palestinians from Gaza - an idea that Amman and Cairo have flatly rejected. 

On Monday, the president suggested that he could deny aid to Jordan and Egypt if they didn't accept his proposal. 

“If they don’t agree, I would conceivably withhold aid,” he said, ahead of the meeting with King Abdullah. 

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