cross-posted from: https://lemmy.crimedad.work/post/174046

Trump would not elaborate on what he meant by his threat — first announced on social media in early December — that “all hell will break out” if a deal is not made.

“It will not be good for Hamas, and it will not be good, frankly, for anyone,” Trump said.

I wonder if he’s implying that this threat includes Israel. I’m probably being too hopeful, but maybe the Trump administration will actually compel Israel to negotiate a deal. It wouldn’t be the first time a Republican president reined in Israel.

  • Phoenixz
    2•4 hours ago

    Mob boss wannabe using mob boss wannabe tactics to pretend he’s solving anything, completely ignoring the facts around him

    • @naeap@sopuli.xyz
      2•3 hours ago

      Yeah, that’s why Hamas aren’t giving out the list of still alive hostages.
      Obviously there aren’t any left

  • @t3rmit3@beehaw.org
    10•21 hours ago

    I’m probably being too hopeful

    They are. Trump likes to make statements that he thinks sound “strong”, and that’s all that “and it will not be good, frankly, for anyone” was. He didn’t actually have any intention or meaning behind it, he’s just pandering to his faux-masculine base who like hearing threats made because threatening people is “manly” in their minds.