Biden Takes Final Gaza Victory Lap As Sun Sets on Presidency

On the last day of his presidency, Joe Biden took one last victory lap in celebrating his efforts in securing a long-awaited ceasefire in Gaza.

“Today, the guns in Gaza have gone silent,” Biden told reporters in North Carolina just minutes after news broke that the first three Israeli hostages were released.

“The deal that I first put forward last May for the Middle East has finally come to fruition,” he said.

“The cease-fire has gone into effect in Gaza today. We’re seeing hostages be released, three Israeli women held against their will in the dark tunnels for 470 days.”

He also defended his Middle East strategy even though it took him nearly a year and a half to deliver tangible results.

“Some said my policy of firm support for Israel while relentlessly pursuing diplomacy risked drawing America into a wider war in the region,” he acknowledged.

“I listened to those voices, many of whom I respected a great deal, but I concluded, abandoning the course I was on would not have led us to the cease-fire… but instead, it would have risked the wider war in the region that so many feared.”

At approximately 4:30pm, hostages Romi Gonen, Emily Damari, and Doron Steinbrecher were released by Hamas to the Red Cross, marking the first successful releases to Israel under the new agreement.

More hostages will continue being released by Hamas over the next six weeks beginning this Saturday.

Biden also painted a picture of sweeping regional change under his watch by listing major developments since the October 7 massacre.

He highlighted the elimination of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, a significantly diminished Hezbollah, the collapse of Syria’s Assad regime, and Iran’s descent to what he called its “weakest position in decades.”

Meanwhile, the Bidens are spending their last day as Commander in Chief and First Lady by honoring Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy at the historic Royal Missionary Baptist Church in North Charleston. (JBN)

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