ABC News host Martha Raddatz, who joined “The View” co-hosts Thursday, said President-elect Trump’s team is “clearly having an impact on America.” Israel and Hamas reach ceasefire agreement.

“Well, there are certainly hostage families on the streets of Tel Aviv who say Donald Trump helped solve this problem and they have been working closely together. You have to support the Biden administration in everything they do. So far, Rada Tz said when asked by co-host Alyssa Farrah Griffin about Trump’s role.

“But you hear President-elect Trump saying that if the hostages are not released, if a ceasefire is not reached before he takes office, then he will pay a heavy price. That seems to be resonating there. Does that really make Hama We don’t know this, but the cooperation between the two governments does seem to have an impact, and you hear President Biden say, ‘Do you think this is a joke, does Donald Trump bear full responsibility for this? ?But they clearly had some impact,” she added.

President Biden touted the ceasefire in a speech on Wednesday, but he also balked at a question from Fox News senior White House correspondent Jacqui Heinrich about whether Trump should be credited for the deal.

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ABC’s Martha Raddatz said on “The View” that Donald Trump had an impact on the ceasefire. (Screenshot/ABC/TheView)

Biden touts ceasefire He made the deal during his farewell address on Wednesday.

“My fellow Americans, I speak to you tonight from the Oval Office. Before I begin, let me address the important news from earlier today. After eight months of non-stop negotiations, my administration — my The administration — has reached a ceasefire, Israel and Hamas have reached a hostage agreement, the content of which I detailed in May,” Biden said in his opening remarks.

Israel and Hamas reached a ceasefire on Wednesday and secured the release of hostages. A recent meeting between Trump’s incoming Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is said to have played a key role in the deal, sources told Fox Digital News .

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Hamas of violating the agreement and making new demands and indefinitely postponed a cabinet vote on the deal.

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President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday He expects a deal The agreement between Israel and Hamas will come into effect on Sunday.

“I think this week has been another reminder of the power and purpose of American leadership and American diplomacy. In the midst of a devastating 15-month conflict between Israel and Hamas, we worked to broker a deal to bring the hostages home. , which will prevent “fighting” between Israel and Hamas, which will provide massive humanitarian aid to those in desperate need, which will create space for a permanent ceasefire,” Blinken said.

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Fox News’ Emma Colton and Greg Norman contributed to this report.