Hillary Clinton Surprises With Rare Praise for Trump’s Gaza Peace Deal

In an unexpected twist that drew attention across the political spectrum, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton offered rare praise for former President Donald Trump’s diplomatic success in brokering the latest Gaza peace agreement — a breakthrough widely seen as a major step toward ending years of bloodshed in the region.

During an interview with CBS News 24/7 on Friday, Clinton commended Trump and his team for their role in securing what many observers have called the most significant Middle East peace accord in a generation.

“I really commend President Trump and his administration,” Clinton said. “As well as Arab leaders in the region, for making the commitment to the 20-point plan and seeing a path forward for what’s often called the day after.”

The Peace Deal That Caught the World by Surprise

Clinton’s remarks came just one day after Hamas unexpectedly agreed to Trump’s Gaza peace proposal — a move that stunned many diplomats and analysts after two years of intense fighting in the Gaza Strip.

The historic agreement, reportedly supported by both Israeli and Gazan officials, lays out a detailed roadmap toward peace. It calls for the release of the remaining 48 Israeli hostages as early as Monday, along with a phased withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza.

Under the terms of the accord, Hamas will be completely disarmed, while a transitional international coalition will assume responsibility for governing the territory. The plan also references the creation of an independent Palestinian state as an “aspiration” for the people of Gaza — though it stops short of defining the timeline or borders for such a state.

Diplomatic sources told The New York Post that the agreement represents a “pragmatic and forward-looking” compromise, giving all sides a chance to claim partial victory while ending one of the most destructive conflicts in recent memory.

Clinton Calls for Global Unity Behind the Deal

Clinton, who championed a two-state solution during her tenure as Secretary of State under President Barack Obama, urged the international community to rally behind the deal and ensure compliance from both Israel and Gaza.

“Let’s now support this process and bring it together,” she said, “not just in a nonpartisan way in our own country, but literally internationally as a great global commitment to try to bring peace, security, stability, and a better future to the Middle East.”

She also credited Trump’s negotiators for what she described as a “strategic and disciplined” approach to diplomacy, particularly after tensions escalated in September when Israeli forces carried out strikes on Hamas leadership in Qatar during earlier rounds of talks.

“That moment created an opening,” Clinton explained. “It allowed President Trump and his representatives to marshal all the regional powers — including Qatar — and to make it clear to Israel: ‘This must stop. The conflict has to end.’”

Bipartisan Acknowledgment of Trump’s Role

Clinton is not the only high-profile Democrat to acknowledge Trump’s success in the Gaza peace process. Jake Sullivan, who served as National Security Advisor under President Joe Biden, cautiously credited Trump’s team for achieving what had eluded multiple administrations.

“It’s only now, after all that time, that we have gotten to a deal,” Sullivan admitted, though he stopped short of offering direct praise to Trump.

Even former President Barack Obama weighed in, posting on X (formerly Twitter) that the deal marked “an important step toward peace and stability” — but notably did not mention Trump by name as the driving force behind the accord.

Political Ripples Beyond the Middle East

While Clinton’s comments were focused on foreign policy, they arrived amid renewed scrutiny of events from the 2016 presidential election, when she and Trump last faced off. Newly declassified documents related to the FBI’s Crossfire Hurricane investigation — the probe into alleged Trump-Russia collusion — have reignited controversy surrounding her campaign.

A memo recently released by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard revealed that U.S. intelligence agencies concluded Russia did not play a decisive role in Trump’s 2016 victory over Clinton.

According to Real Clear Investigations reporter Paul Sperry, sources claim that internal communications show possible coordination between Obama administration officials and members of Clinton’s campaign during that period.

“I’m told there are texts and emails indicating Hillary Clinton campaign aides directly coordinated with the Obama White House, the National Security Council, the State Department, and intelligence officials in efforts to dig up dirt tying Donald Trump to Vladimir Putin in July 2016,” Sperry wrote on X, calling it a “developing” story.

A Moment of Political Irony

The convergence of these two narratives — Clinton’s acknowledgment of Trump’s foreign policy success and the resurfacing of allegations tied to the 2016 election — has not gone unnoticed by political observers.

For years, the two figures have been synonymous with one of America’s most bitter political rivalries. Yet Clinton’s recent comments suggest a rare, if cautious, willingness to credit her former opponent when diplomacy appears to deliver tangible results.

While it remains to be seen whether the Gaza peace agreement holds, Clinton’s words mark a symbolic moment of bipartisanship — or perhaps political realism — in an era defined by division.

As one Middle East analyst told CBS News, “The fact that Hillary Clinton is praising Donald Trump’s foreign policy is as remarkable as the peace deal itself. It shows how extraordinary this moment really is.”