ABC Information host Martha Raddatz joined the co-hosts of “The View” on Thursday and stated that President-elect Trump’s group “clearly had an effect” on the cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas.
“Well, there are certainly hostage families on the street in Tel Aviv who say it is Donald Trump who helped get this over the line, and they have been working hand in glove. You have to give the Biden administration props for everything they’ve done so far,” Raddatz stated when requested by co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin concerning the position Trump performed.
“But you heard President-elect Trump say there would be hell to pay if the hostages were not released, if there was not a cease-fire agreement before he took office. And that seems to have resonated over there. Whether it really put Hamas over the line, we don’t know about that, but it did have some effect. And having those two administrations work together really did seem to make a difference. You heard President Biden say, ‘Is that a joke you think? You think Donald Trump is completely responsible for this?’ But they clearly had an effect of some sort,” she added.
President Biden, who touted the cease-fire deal in a speech on Wednesday, additionally balked at a query posed by Fox Information senior White Home correspondent Jacqui Heinrich about whether or not Trump deserves credit score for the deal.
ABC’s Martha Raddatz stated throughout “The View” that Donald Trump had an impact on cease-fire deal. (Screenshot/ABC/TheView)
Biden touted the cease-fire deal throughout his farewell handle on Wednesday.
“My fellow Americans, I’m speaking to you tonight from the Oval Office. Before I begin, let me speak to important news from earlier today. After eight months of nonstop negotiation, my administration — by my administration — a cease-fire and hostage deal has been reached by Israel and Hamas, the elements of which I laid out in great detail in May of this year,” Biden stated in his opening remarks.
Israel and Hamas reached a cease-fire settlement Wednesday that additionally ensured the discharge of hostages. A current assembly between Trump’s incoming Center East envoy, Steve Witkoff, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly performed a pivotal position within the deal, sources informed Fox Information Digital.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Hamas of reneging on the take care of new calls for and has delayed a Cupboard vote on the settlement indefinitely.
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President-elect Donald Trump speaks throughout a information convention at Mar-a-Lago, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, in Palm Seashore, Fla. (AP Picture/Evan Vucci)
Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated Thursday that he expects the settlement between Israel and Hamas to enter impact on Sunday.
“I think this week was another reminder both of the power and the purpose of American leadership and American diplomacy. Over 15 months of devastating conflict between Israel and Hamas, we’ve worked to broker a deal that would bring hostages home, that would stop the fighting, that would surge humanitarian aid to people who so desperately need it. That would create the space to conclude a permanent cease-fire,” Blinken stated.
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Fox Information’ Emma Colton and Greg Norman contributed to this report.
