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They rarely have representatives of existing and new presidents of other parties worked in combination at such an important time. But the president and president elected have completely shared the credit.
By David E. Sanger and Michael D. Shear
When the president chose Donald J. Trump, Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff met on Saturday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel to put tensions on him on a ceasefire contract in Gaza, there are a few on the loudspeaker: Brett H. McGurk, president, Biden’s former negotiator in the Middle East.
McGurk in Doha, Qatar, leading the new circular of negotiations for a ceasefire.
It is a living example of cooperation between two men who represent bitter political rivals. Rarely, if ever, do they have groups of existing and new presidents from other parties working in combination at such an important time, with the fate of American life and the long execution of a devastating War hanging on hold.
Trump and Mr. Biden asked for a loan for the progress.
“It is possible that this epic high fire agreement has only occurred after our historic victory in November,” said Sánchez. Trump in its social media site even before the agreement was officially announced in the Middle East.
At the White House, Mr. Biden told reporters that his administration had worked tirelessly for months to convince the two sides to halt the fighting. He called it “one of the toughest negotiations I’ve ever experienced” and gave credit to “an extraordinary team of American diplomats who have worked nonstop for months to get this done.”
Leaving the work, a journalist asked Mr. Biden: “Who gets the credits for this, Mr. President, you or Trump?” Mr. Biden stopped, around and smiled.
“Is it a joke?” Asked.
But despite the tension between the existing president and the following, his representatives in the Middle East described a cooperative that dates back to the weeks after the day of the elections.
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