US contractor sent Gaza plan to White House that would secure 300% profits

Source: The Guardian

Mon 2 Feb 2026 11.00 EST
Last modified on Mon 2 Feb 2026 14.08 EST


A US disaster response firm submitted a plan to White House officials that would guarantee 300% profits and a seven-year monopoly over a new trucking and logistics plan for Donald Trump’s Board of Peace in Gaza, according to a November proposal obtained by the Guardian.

The draft plan from Gothams LLC would allow it to collect a fee for every truck moving goods into Gaza, and charge for the use of its warehousing and distribution system. The Guardian first reported in December that Gothams was the frontrunner for a lucrative deal that would be doled out by a future Trump-chaired Board of Peace, but the scale of the profit margin was not clear.

Though the firm’s CEO, Matthew Michelsen, told the Guardian in December he was halting his proposal, a company partner is still involved, records show, and a new Gaza supply system (GSS) is being discussed by administration officials and businesspeople affiliated with Trump’s Board of Peace. Michelsen declined to talk to the Guardian for this story.

Chris Vanek, a partner at Gothams, has been coordinating with White House officials about GSS in recent weeks, according to two sources familiar with the process and records reviewed by the Guardian.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/02/contractor-gaza-profits-white-house-gothams