‘Wonderful Day’: Chuck Schumer Thanks Trump For Release Of Israeli Hostages Held By Hamas

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer commended President Donald Trump on Monday for brokering the Middle East peace deal to end the Israel-Hamas war and release the 20 living Israeli hostages held by the terrorist group.

Schumer, the highest-ranking Jewish elected lawmaker, now joins fellow Democrats such as Bill and Hillary Clinton in crediting Trump and his administration for organizing the peace agreement. The statement comes just hours after Speaker of the House Mike Johnson bashed Congressional Democrats for being “strangely silent” on the peace negotiation and refusing to accredit Trump for securing the hostage deal.

“Today is a wonderful day. Finally, finally, finally, the last living hostages brutally held by Hamas are home, an immense and overwhelming sign of relief,” Schumer wrote in a statement. “I commend the enormous advocacy of the tireless hostage families, President Trump, his administration, and all who helped make this moment happen.”

Schumer highlighted the celebration of the hostages’ homecoming as well as those who lost their lives before returning home. He advocated for a “lasting end” to the war and stressed the immediate rebuilding of Gaza and a “surge of humanitarian assistance” to Palestinians in the region.

Multiple Democrats have excluded Trump from their statements praising the peace deal, prompting harsh criticism