Trump 2nd term updates: Trump attends the Super Bowl

President Donald Trump said the United States will "take over" the Gaza Strip while speaking alongside Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu during a press conference.

"The U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip, and we will do a job with it, too," Trump said at the White House.

"We'll own it and be responsible for dismantling all of the dangerous unexploded bombs and other weapons on the site, level the site, and get rid of the destroyed buildings, level it out, create an economic development that will supply unlimited numbers of jobs and housing for the people of the area," he added.

Trump said he envisions the U.S. role in Gaza as a "long-term ownership position" and said he believes it would bring "great stability" to the Middle East.

"Everybody I have spoken to loves the idea of the United States owning that piece of land, developing and creating thousands of jobs with something that will be magnificent," Trump said.

Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu said it's long been a priority for Israel, after the Oct. 7, 2023, attack that Gaza never pose a threat to Israel again but that Trump's idea is "taking it to much a higher level."

"He has a different idea, and I think it's worth paying attention to this," Netanyahu said, adding "He's exploring it with his people, with his staff. I think it's something that could change history and it's worthwhile really pursuing this avenue."

-ABC News' Fritz Farrow

President Donald Trump spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the White House on Tuesday, lauding the "great relationship" between the United States and Israel during the first Trump administration.

"The bonds of friendship and affection between the American and Israeli people have endured for generations, and they are absolutely unbreakable," he said. "They are unbreakable. I'm confident that under our leadership, the cherished alliance between our two countries will soon be stronger than ever."

Democratic lawmakers protested tech billionaire Elon Musk's influence over government decisions outside the Treasury Department for a "Nobody Elected Elon" rally.

There were dozens of lawmakers who appeared at the protest, each one delivering fiery attacks directed toward Musk and President Donald Trump. Rep. Ayanna Pressley went as far as to calling him a "Nazi nepo baby."

"We have got to tell Elon Musk, nobody elected your ass. Nobody told you you could get all of our private information. Nobody told you you could be in charge of the payments of this country," Rep. Maxine Waters said.

-ABC News' Lalee Ibssa

In a new letter to lawmakers, the Treasury Department has confirmed that officials connected to Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have been granted "read-only" access to the sensitive Treasury system that manages trillions of dollars in government payments.

Democrats, including Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ron Wyden, and federal unions have raised alarms following reports that the Musk team had improperly sought access to the system in an effort to disrupt and block certain government payments as part of the review of government.

The Treasury's payment system disperses 90% of all federal payments, including Social Security and Medicare, to tens of millions of people.

-ABC News' Elizabeth Schulze, Sarah Kolinovsky and Ben Siegel