White House deputy national security adviser Jon Finer praised President Joe Biden for his effort in securing a ceasefire in an interview Sunday on ABC News' "This Week."
White House principal deputy national security adviser Jon Finer said on Sunday that President-elect Trump’s team provided “significant support” in the recent ceasefire deal between Israel and
President Biden released a statement following the Israel-Hamas ceasefire announcement Wednesday, saying release of American hostages will be included in the agreement.
A senior administration official provided more details about how the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage release agreement finally came together.
Clearly, the entire world recognizes that this was the Trump effect,” said Rep. Mike Waltz (R-Fla.), who will serve as Trump’s principal adviser on all national security issues.
She kinda marketed it as a celebration of her and her tenure and unfortunately that took precedence over huge breaking news,” one source told The Post.
Biden officials involved in the effort acknowledged that President-elect Donald Trump’s threats and Trump envoy Steve Witkoff’s participation during the final week of negotiations played a major role in bringing across the finish line a deal they had struggled to reach for more than a year.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Hamas of backing out of a cease-fire deal to release hostages and end the war in Gaza, which has raged for more than a year.
Mick Mulvaney, former acting White House Chief of Staff during Trump’s first administration, said President-elect Trump should receive credit for Israel-Hamas ceasefire. “Look, obviously, both
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre gave her final press briefing to reporters Wednesday afternoon, and the last of the administration. Marking her 306th time at the briefing room lectern,
The White House held a press briefing on Monday in the midst of another ceasefire deal emerging between Israel and Hamas as the war in Gaza rages on. Several sticking points remain as officials work to secure an end to more than one year of fighting in the coastal enclave.