Wednesday, February 5th, 2025 - Trump’s wants Gaza; Musk’s mystery role; Migrants sent to Guantanamo; Costco vs. the GOP

Morning Announcements

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🗓️ 5 February 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Today’s Headlines: Trump announced that the U.S. will take over Gaza “long term,” ruling out Palestinian return and suggesting other countries take in refugees. He also pulled the U.S. out of the UN Human Rights Council and UNRWA. Meanwhile, China hit back at U.S. tariffs with its own and launched an antitrust investigation into Google. The White House confirmed Elon Musk is officially a “special government employee,” though questions remain about his security clearance and financial conflicts. The first flight of detained migrants landed in Guantanamo Bay, and El Salvador agreed to house U.S. prisoners—including citizens. The administration is also reportedly looking to shut down the Department of Education and OSHA. Pam Bondi is officially attorney general, while RFK Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard moved closer to Senate confirmation. And in corporate drama, 19 GOP attorneys general threatened Costco over its DEI policies. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: CBS News: Trump says U.S. will "take over the Gaza Strip" during news conference with Netanyahu The HIll: Trump withdraws from 2 UN bodies, orders review of UNESCO AP News: China counters with tariffs on US products. It will also investigate Google CBS News: The White House says Elon Musk is a "special government employee." Here's what that means. Forbes: ‘This Needs To Stop Now’—Elon Musk Confirms Radical Doge U.S. Treasury Plan NBC NEws: White House preparing executive order to abolish the Education Department Newsweek: Republican Calls to Scrap Workplace Safety Agency WSJ: U.S. Begins Migrant Flights to Guantanamo Bay Detention Center WA Post: El Salvador offers to jail ‘American criminals,’ including U.S. citizens NBC News: Marco Rubio empowers State Department official Pete Marocco to run USAID NBC News: Live updates: Trump says U.S. 'will take over the Gaza Strip' at White House news conference with Netanyahu Dispatch: Ohio AG Dave Yost to Costco: Drop your diversity programs or else Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Bridget Schwartz and edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:18.9	Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a visit to the White House yesterday,
1:23.1	where he and President Trump held a joint news conference, and the latter announced that, quote,
1:28.0	the U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip, and we will do a job with it too, we'll own it and be responsible.
1:35.1	While vowing to turn it into the Riviera of the Middle East, Trump envisions a, quote, long-term
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