Trump Casts Doubt On Whether Tony Blair Will Help Run Gaza After All

<div><img src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/68ec9f82150000d4b926a043.jpeg?ops=scalefit_630_noupscale" alt="Tony Blair has been lined up for a key role in Gaza's future." data-caption="Tony Blair has been lined up for a key role in Gaza's future." data-credit-link-back="" data-credit="via Associated Press" />Tony Blair has been lined up for a key role in Gaza's future.</div><div class="content-list-component text"><p><a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/news/donald-trump/">Donald Trump </a>has cast doubt on whether <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/news/tony-blair/">Tony Blair </a>will play a role in running Gaza after the Israel-Hamas war is over.</p><p>The former prime minister has been lined up for a place on a so-called “board of peace” which would oversee the reconstruction of the Palestinian territory.</p><p>But speaking to reporters on board Air Force One on Sunday night, Trump questioned whether Blair would be a “popular” choice.</p><p>He said: “I like Tony, I’ve always liked Tony, but I want to find out that he’s an acceptable choice to everybody.</p><p>“I want to find out that Tony would be popular with all because I just don’t know that.”</p><p>The revelation that Blair could be involved at all sparked criticism when it was announced last week, given the key role he played in the invasion of Iraq in 2003.</p><p>His justification for the war was that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction, claims which later turned out to be false.</p><p><a role="link" href="https://x.com/alexwickham/status/1972963186845401277" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-vars-item-name="Labour MP Sarah Champion told Bloomberg:" data-vars-item-type="text&quo