ABC's Martha Raddatz says Trump 'clearly had an effect' on ceasefire deal

ABC News host Martha Raddatz joined “The View” co-hosts Thursday and said President-elect Trump's team “clearly had an effect” on the ceasefire deal. fire between Israel and Hamas.

“Well, there are certainly hostage families on the streets of Tel Aviv who say it was Donald Trump who helped push this through, and they worked hand in hand. You have to give support to the Biden administration for everything they've done so far,” Raddatz said when asked by co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin about Trump's role.

“But you heard President-elect Trump say there would be hell to pay if the hostages weren't released, if there wasn't a ceasefire agreement before he took office. And it seems to have resonated there. Whether it really put Hamas on the line, we don't know, but it had some effect. And the fact that these two administrations are working together has. really seemed to make a difference You heard the. President Biden say: “Is this a joke, in your opinion? Donald Trump is entirely responsible for this? But they clearly had an effect,” she added.

President Biden, who touted the ceasefire agreement in a speech Wednesday, also balked at a question from Fox News senior White House correspondent Jacqui Heinrich about whether Trump deserved credit for the deal.

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

Biden touted the ceasefire agreement during his farewell speech Wednesday.

“My fellow Americans, I speak to you this evening from the Oval Office. Before I begin, let me address the important news from earlier today. After eight months of relentless negotiations, my administration – by my administration – has reached a ceasefire and “A hostage agreement has been reached between Israel and Hamas, the elements of which I outlined in detail in May of this year,” Biden said in his opening speech.

Israel and Hamas reached a ceasefire agreement on Wednesday that also guarantees the release of the hostages. A recent meeting between Trump's new Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is believed to have played a central role in the deal, sources told Fox News Digital.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Hamas of reneging on the deal with new demands and indefinitely delayed a Cabinet vote on the deal.

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

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday that he expects the agreement between Israel and Hamas to take effect on Sunday.

“I think this week has been another reminder of the power and purpose of American leadership and American diplomacy. During 15 months of devastating conflict between Israel and Hamas, we worked to negotiate a deal that would bring back the hostages home, that would stop the fighting, that would allow for increased humanitarian aid to people who desperately need it, that would create the space to reach a permanent ceasefire,” Blinken said.

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