King Abdullah II, a close U.S. ally dependent on aid from Washington, is confronting the president’s demands that he take in Palestinians from Gaza, a step the king’s domestic politics will not allow.

The president portrayed his Gaza plan as virtually a done deal, but Jordan’s leader sidestepped questions about whether he would accept evacuated Palestinians.

King Abdullah left the White House after about two hours and headed to Capitol Hill to meet with a bipartisan group of lawmakers. He posted on social media that during his meeting with Trump,