Bill Maher lauds Trump for Gaza peace deal: 'You’ve gotta give credit where credit is due'

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Comedian Bill Maher has extended his congratulations to President Donald Trump for successfully brokering a peace deal between Israel and Hamas.

During his 'Real Time with Bill Maher' show on Friday, October 17, Maher said, ‘you’ve gotta give credit where credit is due,’ acknowledging Trump’s success.

Bill Maher uses subtle humor to acknowledge Trump's success

While praising the President’s success, he said, "After two years, the Palestinians are returning to Palestine, the hostages are coming back to Israel and everyone’s blown away that Trump pulled it off."

The late-night host, while speaking to his audience, said, "I think you’ve gotta give credit where credit is due. I mean, a lot of people tried to pull this off. He did."

He also joked that he wasn't surprised when Trump "pulled it off," because "if there’s one thing he’s good at, it’s sending people back where they came from," he added.

Maher noted that Trump "is beloved in Israel more than any other president ever" and has also "won over the Arabs," while jokingly adding, “He’s the only thing besides hummus they both like."

Trump hails Gaza peace deal as 'historic' breakthrough after Hamas agrees to disarm

Earlier this month, the breakthrough agreement was finalized after intense negotiations led by President Donald Trump and his team. Notably, Hamas released the final 20 living hostages and began returning the bodies of those killed, while mediators will now begin work on phases two, three, and four of the 20-point peace plan, according to Trump.

The initiative aims to stabilize Gaza following the recent ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and to lay the groundwork for humanitarian relief and reconstruction. Trump claimed he had received communication “through my people at the highest level” indicating that Hamas had agreed in principle to begin disarming.

The Trump administration has framed the Gaza peace plan not just as an effort to stop the fighting but as a transformative step for the region’s future.

On Monday, October 13, while addressing world leaders at the “peace summit” in Egypt, Trump expressed his satisfaction, asserting, "At long last, we have peace in the Middle East, and it's a very simple expression, peace in the Middle East."

“This took 3,000 years to get to this point,” Trump said during the signing ceremony, pausing to address the gathered leaders and delegates. “Can you believe it? And it’s gonna hold up, too. It’s going to hold up.”

Trump went on to say, "This is the day that people across this region and around the world have been working, striving, hoping, and praying for. With the historic agreement we have just signed, those prayers of millions have finally been answered. Together, we have achieved the impossible."

The “peace summit” was held in Egypt’s Sharm El-Sheikh and was co-chaired by President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Trump, with the participation of leaders from more than 20 countries.