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Hakeem Jeffries: “Donald Trump inherited a ceasefire from President Joe Biden…”

Featuring: Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic | U.S. House New York, 8th Congressional District

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Leader Jeffries on The Briefing with Jen Psaki

Published | Video Starts at 10:17

And so I'm hopeful that all the parties have gotten together, signed off on phase one, and that we can actually see some meaningful progress in the Middle east moving forward. Remember, Donald Trump inherited a ceasefire from President Joe Biden, and it was promptly broken in a matter of weeks. And so I'm hopeful that we can actually see a renewal of that agreement, a permanent ceasefire, an end to Hamas, the Gulf states and the moderate Arab states working with the Palestinian people to identify Palestinian leadership so we can have self determination. (10:17–10:26)

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Asserts that Trump broke a ceasefire inherited from Biden within weeks.

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