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Historian and former speechwriter for former President Joe Biden, Jon Meacham, praised the president Donald Trump on Monday to secure a peace deal between Israel and Hamas.
During his appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Meacham called Peace agreement – which secured an end to the war and the return of Hamas’ remaining hostages – a victory for Trump.
“This is a victory for President Trump,” he said.
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Former President Biden’s speechwriter and Trump critic Jon Meacham praised President Donald Trump for securing peace between Israel and Hamas. (Pool/Getty)
Hamas last week agreed to a peace deal pushed by Trump to end the war in Gaza and return the hostages, two years after the terror network attacked Israel on October 7, 2023.
Trump arrived in Israel on Monday morning as Israel and Hamas exchanged hostages and Palestinian prisoners.
He gave a speech in the Israeli Knesset (parliament) marking the deal.
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US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, September 29, 2025. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)
“After two harrowing years in darkness and captivity, 20 brave hostages are returning to the glorious embrace of their families,” Trump said. “At last, 28 more loved ones are coming home to rest forever on this sacred ground. And today, after so many years of ceaseless war and endless danger, the sky is quiet, the guns are silent, the sirens are silent, and the sun rises over a Holy Land where peace reigns at last.”
On “Morning Joe,” Meacham said, “It’s a great day for the hostage families. It’s a great day for President Trump, for our national interests.”
In response to co-host Jonathan Lemire’s statement, “We don’t know” how long peace will last in the Middle East, Meacham responded, “You’re right. We don’t know how the story ends, but stories are made up of chapters.”
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US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid in the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, in Jerusalem on October 13, 2025. (Evelyn Hockstein – Pool/Getty Images)
Meacham continued: “We can talk more about the various chapters, but let’s not be mistaken about it. This is a victory for President Trump and for those who want us to be able to govern ourselves at home and around the world, not just by brute force, but by ideas and civilized norms.”
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Meacham too praised the peace agreement last Thursday when it was first announced.
“But the beginning of this chapter is remarkable. And one of the things about honesty and citizenship and a sense of, I would say, maturity about what people should do in a democracy is that even if someone you disagree with on 99 things does the 100 really well, you should say that, because that’s what intellectual honesty is all about. And so all the credit goes to President Trump and his, as you say, unconventional team Honor,” he told a “Morning Joe” panel.
