Trump critic Bill Maher gives credit for major Gaza peace breakthrough
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!
Late-night host Bill Maher “does it justice” by congratulating President Donald Trump for brokering the Gaza peace deal. Speaking to viewers on HBO’s “Real Time,” Maher acknowledged that Trump accomplished something many thought might be impossible.
“I guess you’ve got to give credit where it’s due. I mean, a lot of people tried to pull it off. He pulled it off,” Maher said Friday.
Earlier this month, the White House signed an agreement between Israel and Hamas to end years of conflict in Gaza. This was a deal that Trump and his team helped broker.
WHILE HAMAS MURDERED PALESTINIANS IN GAZA, BILL MAHER KILLED ‘KEFFIYEH-WEARING COLLEGE KIDS’ FOR THEIR SILENCE
“I guess you’ve got to give credit where it’s due. I mean, a lot of people tried to pull it off. They pulled it off,” Bill Maher said Friday. (Screenshot/HBO)
Maher, a frequent critic of Trump, praised the president’s success with his usual dry humor.
“Two years later, Palestinians are returning to Palestine, hostages are returning to Israel, and everyone is surprised that Trump managed to do this,” Maher said.
TRUMP WAS PRAISED BY MSNBC AND LIBERAL MEDIA FIGURES FOR SECURING THE ISRAEL PEACE DEAL
“I don’t know why. I mean, if there’s one thing he’s good at, it’s sending people back to where they came from,” the host joked.
His joke referenced Trump’s latest effort to deport illegal immigrants convicted of crimes from the United States.
U.S. President Donald Trump poses with a signed agreement at a summit of world leaders focused on ending the Gaza war on October 13 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. (Suzanne Plunkett/Getty Images)
Earlier this month, Hamas released the last 20 living hostages and began returning the bodies of those killed. Israel has since withdrawn its forces from Gaza to an agreed-upon line.
BILL MAHER COMPARES DEMOCRATS LIKE KAMALA HARRIS AND THE CLINTONS FOR BEING ‘SCARED’ OF COMING TO HIS SHOW
Trump said mediators will now begin working on the second and subsequent stages of the 20-item peace plan.
“This breakthrough that we are here to celebrate tonight is more than just an end to the war in Gaza; with God’s help, it will be a new beginning for the whole beautiful Middle East,” Trump said in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. he said.
“Real Time” host Bill Maher (HBO)
Maher also drew attention to Trump’s stance in the region.
“He is more popular in Israel than any other president, and for good reason. He has won the support of Arabs, too. It’s the only thing they both love, other than hummus,” Maher added jokingly.
CLICK TO REACH THE FOX NEWS APPLICATION
