Former Vice President Kamala Harris issued a public statement on October 13 acknowledging the reunification of 20 Israeli hostages and the new Gaza ceasefire—but conspicuously avoided mentioning Donald Trump by name. Instead, she credited efforts to “the President and his team,” positioning the deal more as a bipartisan achievement than as Trump’s singular success.
The White House published the peace declaration signed by President Trump, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) delivered strong praise Monday for President Donald Trump’s recent diplomatic accomplishments, declaring that Trump “has accomplished what others have only talked about or tried and failed to do.” Speaking during a press conference, Johnson cited Trump’s address to Israel’s Knesset and his role in brokering a historic peace agreement as proof of America’s renewed global leadership.
Former Secretary of State Antony Blinken suggested that President Trump's ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas was based on Biden administration policy.
President Donald Trump will depart the White House on Sunday afternoon for a high-stakes trip to Israel and Egypt following the announcement of a historic peace deal between Israel and Hamas. The visit includes an address to the Israeli Knesset and a formal peace ceremony in Egypt.
The White House sharply criticized the Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday after President Donald Trump was passed over for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize. Communications Director Steven Cheung accused the committee of “placing politics over peace” for selecting Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado instead of the former president, who recently brokered a historic ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder praised President Donald Trump on Saturday as “the Peace President,” saying that if current diplomatic efforts in the Middle East succeed in disarming Hamas, freeing hostages, and ending the Gaza war, Trump “without question deserves the Nobel Peace Prize.”
