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White House national security adviser Mike Waltz is standing by Trump's proposal for a U.S. takeover of Gaza and relocating millions of Palestinians, calling them "bold, fresh, new ideas" that don't warrant criticism for what is likely a violation of international law.

"He's not seeing any realistic solutions on how those miles and miles and miles of debris are going to be clear, how those, you know, essentially unexploded bombs are going to be removed, how these people are physically going to live for the -- at least a decade if not longer it's going to take to do this," Waltz said on CBS News.

Waltz was asked directly what right the U.S. had to try to take ownership of Gaza.

"I think anyone asking that question, frankly, doesn't have a realistic view of the plight of the Palestinian people in Gaza," Waltz replied. "I mean, you have literally, nearly 2 million people, living in place that has thousands and thousands of unexploded ordinance and bombs. It's in some places like a minefield. You have buildings that are collapsing and unsafe. You have no sewage, no running water. It has become completely unlivable with this war that Hamas started on Oct. 7."

-ABC News' Justin Gomez

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to meet with President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday to discuss relief efforts after last month's deadly wildfires in Los Angeles, the governor's office said.

The meeting is expected to take place after Newsom sits down with members of Congress "across the aisle to help secure critical disaster aid for survivors" of the fires, Newsom's office said.

-ABC News' Zohreen Shah

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. "stands ready to lead and Make Gaza Beautiful Again," hours after President Donald Trump, in a stunning proposal, said he wanted the U.S. to "take over" the Gaza Strip.

Rubio, who is traveling in South America, posted his message on X.

The buyout offered to federal employees last week was extended to the Central Intelligence Agency on Tuesday, according to information first reported in the Washington Post and confirmed by ABC News.

The “deferred resignation” offer, as the White House calls it, had originally exempted federal employees in the national security sector.

However, a CIA spokesperson told ABC News that the newly installed director, John Ratcliffe, wanted to ensure his workforce was “responsive to the Administration's national security priorities" and said that “these moves are part of a holistic strategy to infuse the Agency with renewed energy, provide opportunities for rising leaders to emerge, and better position the CIA to deliver on its mission."

A U.S. official also told ABC News that the offer will not be open to everyone at the spy agency. The official explained that there will be a review process of applicants, and if an employee is working a "priority target," then they may not be able to take the buyout.

-ABC News' Cindy Smith