Biden Commends Trump's Gaza Ceasefire Amid Credit Dispute

Former President Joe Biden has extended qualified commendation to President Donald Trump for securing the Gaza ceasefire agreement while simultaneously asserting his own administration's substantial contributions to the diplomatic achievement. In a social media statement Tuesday, Biden acknowledged "The road to this deal was not easy. My Administration worked relentlessly to bring hostages home, get relief to Palestinian civilians, and end the war," while specifically noting "I commend President Trump and his team for their work to get a renewed ceasefire deal over the finish line."

Both former President Biden and former Secretary of State Antony Blinken asserted significant contributions to the ceasefire framework that Trump ultimately implemented. Blinken maintained Monday that Trump's 20-point Gaza peace plan incorporated foundational elements developed during the Biden administration, outlining in detailed social media posts how Trump built upon established diplomatic principles to finalize the agreement. The former secretary of state specifically commended Trump for "reaffirming the key principles we established for Gaza at the outset of the war" including prohibitions against terrorism platforms, annexation, occupation, and forced population transfers.

President Trump responded dismissively to the credit claims during an Air Force One interview, characterizing Blinken's assertions as "everybody knows it's a joke" while criticizing the previous administration's performance. Trump asserted "They did such a bad job. This should have never happened," extending his criticism to broader foreign policy matters by stating "If just a decent president -- not a great president like me -- if a decent president were in, you wouldn't have had the Russia-Ukraine war," while attributing current international challenges to "bad policy by Biden and Obama."

The diplomatic exchange occurs amid ongoing implementation of the Gaza ceasefire agreement, which has facilitated initial prisoner-hostage exchanges and established conditions for humanitarian assistance delivery to the devastated territory. The public disagreement regarding diplomatic authorship reflects the intensely politicized nature of Middle East peace initiatives and highlights competing narratives about effective foreign policy approaches to resolving protracted international conflicts.