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‘Lying to the nation’: Trump orbit slams Biden for taking credit score for ceasefire deal

President Biden is ending his tenure within the White House on a “unhappy” observe after “mendacity to the nation” and taking credit score for a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas throughout his farewell handle on Wednesday night, a Trump transition official said

“Joe Biden goes out unhappy. Lying to the nation attempting to take credit score for a deal that each one events credit score President Trump for making occur. Biden has had properly over a yr to safe the discharge of those hostages and peace. He failed. Trump succeeded,” a Trump transition official instructed Fox News Digital on Wednesday night. 

War has raged within the Middle East since October of 2023, with Israel and Hamas coming to a ceasefire settlement on Wednesday that additionally ensured the discharge of hostages. 

Biden delivered his closing handle to the nation on Wednesday night, the place he took a victory lap for the stop fireplace in his opening remarks. 

BIDEN TAKES SOLE CREDIT FOR ISRAEL-HAMAS DEAL, WARNS OF ‘OLIGARCHY’ THREATENING DEMOCRACY IN FAREWELL SPEECH

Left: President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the most recent developments in Syria from the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Dec. 8, 2024 in Washington, D.C.; Right: President-Elect Donald Trump reacts throughout his assembly with Prince William, Prince of Wales on the Embassy of the United Kingdom’s Residence on December 7, 2024 in Paris, France. (Left: Pete Marovich/Getty Images; Right: Oleg Nikishin/Getty Images)

“My fellow Americans, I’m talking to you tonight from the Oval Office. Before I start, let me converse to vital information from earlier at the moment. After eight months of nonstop negotiation, my administration – by my administration – a cease-fire and hostage deal has been reached by Israel and Hamas. The parts of which I specified by nice element in May of this yr,” Biden said. 

President Joe Biden speaks from the Oval Office of the White House as he gives his farewell address Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, in Washington. 

President Joe Biden speaks from the Oval Office of the White House as he offers his farewell handle Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, in Washington.  (Mandel Ngan/Pool by way of AP)

“This plan was developed and negotiated by my staff, and can be largely applied by the incoming administration. That’s why I instructed my staff to maintain the incoming administration totally knowledgeable, as a result of that is the way it ought to be, working collectively as Americans,” he continued. 

PRESIDENT BIDEN RELEASES FAREWELL LETTER, SAYS IT’S BEEN ‘PRIVILEGE OF MY LIFE TO SERVE THIS NATION’

Donald Trump shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Former US President Donald Trump (L) shakes fingers with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) as they pose for a photograph throughout their assembly at Mar-a-Lago property, in Palm Beach, Florida, United States on July 26, 2024.  (Amos Ben-Gershom (GPO) / Handout/Anadolu by way of Getty Images)

Credit for reaching the settlement, nevertheless, was bolstered by the incoming Trump administration, in response to sources who instructed Fox Digital {that a} current assembly between Trump’s incoming Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly performed a pivotal function within the deal. 

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Netanyahu additionally thanked Trump on Wednesday for “his help in advancing the discharge of the hostages.”

“Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke this night with US President-elect Donald Trump and thanked him for his help in advancing the discharge of the hostages and for serving to Israel convey an finish to the struggling of dozens of hostages and their households,” the official Prime Minister of Israel X account posted

Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets

Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel, October 1, 2024. (REUTERS/Amir Cohen)

“The Prime Minister made it clear that he’s dedicated to returning the entire hostages nevertheless he can, and counseled the US President-elect for his remarks that the US would work with Israel to make sure that Gaza won’t ever be a haven for terrorism.”

The X account added later: “Prime Minister Netanyahu then spoke with US President Joe Biden and thanked him as properly for his help in advancing the hostages deal.” 

ISRAEL-HAMAS CEASE-FIRE, HOSTAGE RELEASE DEAL REACHED: ‘AMERICANS WILL BE PART OF THAT’

When requested who the historical past books would bear in mind for championing the ceasefire deal earlier Wednesday, Biden balked on the suggestion Trump and his staff spearheaded the trouble. 

“Who within the historical past books will get credit score for this, Mr. President, you or Trump?” Fox News’ Jacqui Heinrich requested Biden at Wednesday afternoon’s White House information convention.

“Is {that a} joke?” the president responded.

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“Oh. Thank you,” Biden responded when Heinrich stated it was not a joke, after which walked away.

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