It’s been about a week since Donald Trump surprised much of the world by announcing that he wants the United States to take a “long-term ownership position” over Gaza. As the president described it, Americans would both “take over” and “own” the area, and when asked about the possibility of deploying U.S. military forces to Gaza, the Republican added, “We’ll do what is necessary.”

There was reporting soon after that the White House had not done “even the most basic planning to examine the feasibility of the idea.” Instead, Trump just blurted out his radical thought, failing to even alert the State Department or the Pentagon in advance.

As confusion reigned at the White House, Trump apparently thought he could help clear things up with a 107-word missive published to his social media platform. In it, the Republican said Gaza “would be turned over to the United States” — he didn’t say how, when or why — and Palestinians would be “resettled” in some other countries that he didn’t identify.

The president continues to lean into this. In a Fox News interview that aired Monday, Trump said Palestinians would not have the right to return to Gaza as part of his plan. In the same interview, the Republican said, in reference to the territory, “I would own this.”

A day later, after threatening to cut off U.S. aid to Jordan and Egypt, Trump met with Jordan’s King Abdullah II at the White House, and went even further.

“We’re going to take it, we’re going to hold it,” the president told reporters, in reference to Gaza, failing to explain how, exactly, this is supposed to happen.

As for the cost, Trump apparently wasn’t concerned, declaring, “There’s nothing to buy.”

For good measure, the Republican added that “nobody is going to question” U.S. ownership of Gaza because … well, he never quite got around to explaining why.

Just as importantly, as experts in international law continue to explain that his plan is illegal, Trump was asked how the United States could legally claim Palestinian territory as its own. The president cited “U.S. authority.”

It’s a colonizing perspective rooted in the idea that if the United States wants foreign territory, it should take the foreign territory because the United States wants it.

To reiterate a point from last week, if you voted for Trump because you expected foreign policy restraint, I have some awful news for you.