ABC News host Marsha Raddatz joined "The View" co-hosts Thursday and said President-elect Trump's team is "obviously concerned" about the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. Influence".
"Well, there are certainly hostage families on the streets of Tel Aviv who say Donald Trump helped solve this problem and they have been working closely together. You have to support the Biden administration in everything they do. So far, Rada Tz said when asked by co-host Alyssa Farrah Griffin about Trump's role.
"But you hear President-elect Trump saying that if the hostages are not released, if a ceasefire is not reached before he takes office, then he will pay a heavy price. That seems to be resonating there. Does that really make Hama We don't know this, but the cooperation between the two governments does seem to have an impact, and you hear President Biden say, 'Do you think this is a joke, does Donald Trump bear full responsibility for this? ?But they clearly had some impact," she added.
President Biden touted the ceasefire in a speech on Wednesday, but he also balked at a question from Fox News senior White House correspondent Jacqui Heinrich about whether Trump should be credited for the deal.
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ABC's Martha Raddatz said on "The View" that Donald Trump had an impact on the ceasefire. (Screenshot/ABC/TheView)
Biden touted the ceasefire in his farewell address on Wednesday.
“My fellow Americans, I speak to you tonight from the Oval Office. Before I begin, let me address the important news from earlier today. After eight months of non-stop negotiations, my administration — my The administration — has reached a ceasefire, Israel and Hamas have reached a hostage agreement, the content of which I detailed in May," Biden said in his opening remarks.
Israel and Hamas reached a ceasefire on Wednesday and secured the release of hostages. A recent meeting between Trump's incoming Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly played a key role in the deal, sources told Fox News Digital effect.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Hamas of violating the deal and making new demands and indefinitely postponed a cabinet vote on the deal.
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President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday he expected an agreement between Israel and Hamas to take effect on Sunday.
"I think this week has reminded us once again of the power and purpose of American leadership and American diplomacy. The devastating 15-month conflict between Israel and Hamas, and our efforts to broker a deal to bring the hostages home, "It will prevent the conflict between Israel and Hamas from fighting, it will provide massive humanitarian aid to those in desperate need, and it will create space for a permanent ceasefire," Blinken said.
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Fox News' Emma Colton and Greg Norman contributed to this report.