{"id":2402867,"date":"2025-02-14T16:56:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T21:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-previews-very-hard-stance-on-hamas-hostage-deadline-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-14T16:57:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T21:57:00","slug":"trump-previews-very-hard-stance-on-hamas-hostage-deadline-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-previews-very-hard-stance-on-hamas-hostage-deadline-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump previews &#8216;very hard stance&#8217; on Hamas hostage deadline &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-previews-very-hard-stance-on-hamas-hostage-deadline-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2402867&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former President Donald Trump has indicated a &#8220;very hard stance&#8221; toward Hamas regarding the release of\u2064 hostages\u200d taken\u2064 during the October 7, 2023 \u200cattacks. in\u2063 a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">recent press conference<\/a>, \u200bTrump\u200b threatened repercussions \u2062if Hamas does not release the remaining \u206476 hostages by a set deadline. Although he initially\u2062 warned of severe consequences, Trump&#8217;s tone shifted on Friday as he took a more \u200creserved approach, depending on the Israeli government&#8217;s decisions. he expressed \u2062concern for the treatment of the \u200bhostages, citing the poor condition of previously released individuals.\u200c trump&#8217;s commentary \u2062followed his signing\u200c of two executive orders aimed at \u2063ending COVID-19 vaccine mandates in schools and establishing the national Energy Dominance \u200dCouncil, which focuses on energy resource management.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump previews &lsquo;very hard stance&rsquo; on Hamas hostage release deadline<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1994529\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> would adopt a &ldquo;very hard stance&rdquo; against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Hamas<\/a> after threatening to upend the ceasefire and hostage deal between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Israel<\/a> and the terrorist organization earlier this week.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Trump told reporters at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">White House<\/a> on Monday that if Hamas did not release the&nbsp;remaining 76 hostages the group took during its&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/october-7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attacks<\/a>&nbsp;by noon on Saturday, &ldquo;all&nbsp;hell&nbsp;is going to break loose.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But on Friday, again from behind the Oval Office&rsquo;s Resolute Desk, Trump told the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>he was reserving judgment about Saturday after Hamas advised Israel it would resume the previously agreed upon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-braces-for-awkward-meeting-with-jordans-king-over-gaza-offer-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump braces for &#039;awkward&#039; meeting with Jordan&#039;s king over Gaza offer - Washington Examiner\">hostage release schedule<\/a>, which is poised to include a dual U.S.-Israeli citizen, Sagui Dekel-Chen.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know what&rsquo;s going to happen at 12 o&rsquo;clock,&rdquo; Trump told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;If it was up to me, I&rsquo;d take a very hard stance. I can&rsquo;t tell you what Israel is going to do.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump repeated that any response would depend on Israeli Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/benjamin-netanyahu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> but underscored that Hamas has &ldquo;totally changed&rdquo; its position regarding its hostage releases. Last weekend, Hamas announced it was delaying Saturday&rsquo;s release because of concerns Israel was preventing aid from reaching Gaza and residents from returning to the enclave&rsquo;s north.<\/p>\n<p>Trump emphasized how the hostages are likely to have been mistreated by Hamas, saying the three Israeli men released two weeks ago appeared as though they &ldquo;just came out of the Holocaust.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I actually think they should release all of the hostages,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;As bad as they look, the ones that follow probably will look a lot worse.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>Trump declined a follow-up question about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/egypt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Egyptian<\/a> President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi canceling his meeting at the White House next week over his proposal to &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3310439\/trump-netanyahu-own-gaza-strip-hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"own\">own<\/a>&rdquo; Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>Trump made the comments after signing two executive orders before leaving the White House for his Mar-a-Lago private resort and the long President&rsquo;s Day weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The first executive order&nbsp;ended <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/coronavirus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">COVID-19<\/a> vaccine mandates in schools across the country, including barring federal funds &ldquo;from being used to support or subsidize an educational service agency, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/education-department-250k-tutors-needed-to-reverse-damage-from-covid-era-virtual-learning\/\" title=\"Education Department: 250k Tutors Needed to Reverse Damage From COVID-Era Virtual Learning\">state education agency<\/a>, local education agency, elementary school, secondary school, or institution of higher education that requires students to have received a COVID-19 vaccination to attend in-person education programs.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The second executive order established the National Energy Dominance Council, which will be chaired by Interior Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/doug-burgum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Doug Burgum<\/a> and Energy Secretary Chris Wright.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have more energy than any other country, and now we&rsquo;re unleashing it to put it nicely,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1994529\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1994529\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump signals tough approach on Hamas hostage deadline<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2402868,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Trump-Oval-Office-Gaza.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[50400,50424,3634],"class_list":["post-2402867","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-hamas-2","tag-hostage-deadline","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Trump-Oval-Office-Gaza.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402867","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2402867"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402867\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2402871,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402867\/revisions\/2402871"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2402868"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2402867"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2402867"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2402867"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}