Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday that President Trump has not committed to sending troops to war-torn Gaza, and that he will not spend U.S. funds rebuilding it. Trump’s comments suggesting otherwise the previous day inflamed the region.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt addressed President Trump's controversial plan to own Gaza, calling it an "out-of-the-box idea."

Elon Musk will work under President Donald Trump as a “special government employee,” designating Musk as an unpaid employee of the federal government with fewer restrictions than full-time employees, according to the White House, as Musk’s so-called Department Of Government Efficiency has involved itself in multiple federal agencies in recent days.

The White House said Elon Musk, the billionaire leading President Donald Trump’s government cost-cutting efforts, will determine if there are conflicts of interest between his work reviewing federal spending and his overlapping empire of six companies.