Trump, Biden vie for credit as Gaza ceasefire awaits Israel’s approval
The president-elect’s nominees for top positions are talking tough as the ceasefire with Israel hangs in the balance.
WASHINGTON — Outgoing US President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump hustled to claim credit after their teams worked in close coordination to clinch an eleventh-hour ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas on Wednesday.
“This EPIC ceasefire agreement could have only happened as a result of our Historic Victory in November,” Trump posted on his social media site following the agreement.
Outgoing administration officials continued to credit Biden in a bid to shape his legacy, however.
“He shored up Israel's security after the vile October 7 terrorist assault by Hamas, he helped defend Israel from outrageous direct attacks by Iran and he's prevented the Middle East from erupting into an all-out regional war,” Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said in a farewell speech for Biden at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall on Thursday.
