Democratic strategist James Carville, often a sharp critic of Donald Trump, publicly acknowledged that Trump deserves praise for brokering the latest Israel‑Hamas peace agreement. Carville told the Politics War Room podcast, “Stopping this, bringing these hostages back … He did it, and … he deserves some credit for it.”
Carville compared this moment to historical diplomatic successes, noting past presidents—like Jimmy Carter with Camp David or George H.W. Bush with the Berlin Wall—received broad praise for major geopolitical breakthroughs. He stressed that while the deal’s permanence remains uncertain, the immediate achievement merits acknowledgment: “As of now, other people failed to do it.”
His co‑host in the discussion echoed the sentiment, contrasting Trump’s success with the struggles of his predecessors to reach a comparable agreement.
Carville’s remarks stand out because they come from across the aisle—serving as rare bipartisan validation of Trump’s role in Middle East diplomacy.
