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Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel appeared on C-SPAN's "Ceasefire" on Friday where he said that President Donald Trump "deserves credit" for securing a peace deal between Israel and Hamas earlier this week.

"I have no problem saying it. President Trump deserves credit here. Some in my party won't say that, I think he does," said Emanuel, who served as a top aide to former President Barack Obama.

The former mayor added that Trump's success in brokering the peace deal "accrues to America's benefit" and reaffirms that the United States is the "essential power around the world."

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