President Trump, hosting an iftar dinner at the White House to mark the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, said his administration was “keeping our promises to the Muslim community” by bringing peace to the Middle East.
“My administration is engaged in relentless diplomacy to forge lasting peace in the Middle East, building on the historic Abraham Accords, which everybody said would be impossible,” he said, referring to efforts to normalise relations between Israel and Arab states.
“And now we’re going to start filling them out,” he added.
Trump also thanked American Muslims for voting for him in “record numbers” and said “I will be there for you” as president.
Since coming to office, Trump has angered Muslims at home and abroad by repeatedly pushing for the permanent displacement of Gaza’s population as part of a plan to redevelop the Palestinian enclave into a holiday destination.
Rights groups have said Trump’s proposal is tantamount to ethnic cleansing.
