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Senate Democrats continue to express outrage over Trump's assertion that the U.S. should "take over" Gaza.

Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., in an appearance on CNN on Wednesday morning, framed the proposal as "dangerous” and “ethnic cleansing by another name.” He also presented the possibility of U.S. troops going to Gaza as a non-starter.

"This is an insane proposal, and there's been a huge backlash already, because the president of the United States was saying that he would use U.S. military force, if necessary, to forcibly remove 2 million Palestinians from Gaza -- that's ethnic cleansing by another name -- so that it could be redeveloped," Van Hollen said.

Also on CNN, Rep. Debbie Dingell, a Michigan Democrat, said Trump’s proposal is part of the president trying to “create chaos everywhere” and that the proposal will have next to no support.

– ABC News’ Oren Oppenheim

According to a new statement on the U.S. Postal Service website, they will now accept packages from China and Hong Kong.

"Effective February 5, 2025, the Postal Service will continue accepting all international inbound mail and packages from China and Hong Kong Posts," the statement reads.

"The USPS and Customs and Border Protection are working closely together to implement an efficient collection mechanism for the new China tariffs to ensure the least disruption to package delivery."

USPS had announced on Tuesday a temporary suspension of some inbound packages after the Trump administration imposed an additional 10% tariff on Chinese goods.

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