Conservative: Trump’s Peace Triumph
“The Israeli hostages were held 296 days longer than the Iranian regime held the American hostages in 1979-1981,” notes National Review’s Jim Geraghty . Their release is a huge success for President Trump — and for Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, who “managed to get results where no one else had succeeded.” It’s “absurdly funny” that Biden alumni are trying to take some credit, when they “had plenty of opportunities” but never could “negotiate a deal like this one.” “Maybe it’s because no one in the Middle East really feared crossing the Biden administration. With Trump, you never really know what he’s going to do, so it makes sense to at least appear to be agreeable, play ball, and keep your options open.” Now it’s on to Phase Two: “Think Hamas is g