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 the king’s domestic politics will not allow.

One week after President Donald Trump shocked the world and announced that the United States should “own” Gaza, the president has a high-stakes White House meeting with King Abdullah II bin al Hussein of Jordan, a crucial American ally in the Middle East, as the Israel – Hamas war risks reescalating.

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 hi