‘Lying to the Nation’: Trump Orbit Criticizes Biden for Taking Credit for Ceasefire Agreement

President Biden is ending his tenure in the White House on a “sad” note after he “lied to the nation” and took credit for the Israeli-Hamas ceasefire deal during his farewell address Wednesday night, A Trump transition official said.

“Joe Biden is leaving sad. He lied to the nation trying to take credit for a deal that all parties deserve for President Trump. Biden had over a year to secure the release of these hostages and peace. He failed. Trump succeeded,” a Trump transition official told the Fox News Digital on Wednesday night.

War has raged in the Middle East since October 2023, and Israel and Hamas reached a ceasefire agreement on Wednesday that also secured the release of hostages.

Biden gave his final address to the nation on Wednesday night, where he took a victory lap for the ceasefire in his opening speech.

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“My fellow Americans, I am speaking to you tonight from the Oval Office. Before I begin, let me talk about the important news from earlier today. After eight months of non-stop negotiations, my administration — by my administration — a ceasefire and Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement about hostages, the elements of which I presented in detail in May of this year. Biden said.

“This plan was developed and negotiated by my team, and will be largely implemented by the new administration. That’s why I told my team to keep the incoming administration fully informed, because that’s how it should be, working together as Americans,” he continued. .

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However, the new Trump administration took credit for the deal, according to sources who told Fox Digital that a recent meeting between Trump’s new Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly played a key role in the deal.

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Netanyahu also thanked Trump on Wednesday for “his help in freeing the hostages.”

“Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke tonight with President-elect Donald Trump and thanked him for his help in freeing the hostages and for helping Israel end the suffering of dozens of hostages and their families,” the official prime minister said. minister of Israel X account published.

“The Prime Minister has made it clear that he is committed to returning all hostages however he can and praised the US President-elect for his statements that the US will work with Israel to ensure that Gaza will never be a haven for terrorism. “

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

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Asked who the history books would remember for pushing for a cease-fire deal earlier Wednesday, Biden dismissed the suggestion that Trump and his team led the effort.

“Who in the history books gets the credit for this, Mr. President, you or Trump?” Fox News’ Jacqui Heinrich asked Biden at a White House press conference Wednesday afternoon.

“Is that a joke?” replied the president.

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“Oh. Thank you,” Biden replied when Heinrich said it wasn’t a joke, then walked away.