{"id":2476387,"date":"2025-08-19T15:11:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T19:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-geraldo-gushes-approval-for-trump-his-peace-agenda-and-how-successful-hes-been\/"},"modified":"2025-08-19T15:12:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T19:12:26","slug":"watch-geraldo-gushes-approval-for-trump-his-peace-agenda-and-how-successful-hes-been","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-geraldo-gushes-approval-for-trump-his-peace-agenda-and-how-successful-hes-been\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Geraldo Gushes Approval for Trump, His Peace Agenda, and How Successful He&#8217;s Been"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fwatch-geraldo-gushes-approval-for-trump-his-peace-agenda-and-how-successful-hes-been%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=2476387&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>geraldo Rivera surprised many by praising former President Donald Trump during a NewsNation interview.Known for his previous criticisms of Trump, Rivera commended Trump&#8217;s efforts to encourage Russia to engage in peace talks to end the war in Ukraine. Rivera described Russia as a &#8220;paper tiger&#8221; and highlighted the population advantage of the West over Russia. He expressed hope that Trump would stand firm and suggested that the West holds the &#8220;winning hand&#8221; in global affairs. This sudden change in tone is notable given Rivera&#8217;s past harsh criticisms of Trump, including calling him a &#8220;sore loser&#8221; and endorsing Kamala Harris in the 2024 election. The praise comes as Trump&#8217;s approval ratings reportedly surged following his recent meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in alaska. Observers question whether Rivera&#8217;s shift signals a genuine change of heart or opportunism.  <\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Geraldo Rivera surprised many on Monday by delivering glowing praise for President Donald Trump during a NewsNation appearance.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >longtime television personality<\/a>, who has often <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/geraldo-rivera-roasted-asking-idiotic-question-ice-agents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">criticized<\/a> Trump in recent years, suddenly shifted his tone.<\/p>\n<p>Rivera applauded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fact-check-photo-show-european-leaders-lined-outside-trumps-office-like-bunch-kids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump&rsquo;s efforts<\/a> to pressure Russia into peace talks to end its war with Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I, again, am so proud of President Trump for making this effort,&rdquo; Rivera said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I really believe that he&rsquo;s trying and that the world will see that Russia, in some ways, is a paper tiger,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\")); 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Rivera noted the imbalance in population between Russia and the West.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;One hundred and thirty million Russians, 450 million Europeans, 330 million Americans, I think the math is on our side,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Russia is not what Russia was when it was the Soviet Union, and we have to stop thinking of Putin as being this boogie man, larger than life, that can keep us up at night,&rdquo; Rivera continued.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#128680;NEW: Geraldo Rivera:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I again am so proud of President Trump for making this effort. I really believe that he&rsquo;s trying &mdash; and that the world will see that Russia, in some ways, is a paper tiger.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I hope that Trump just stands his ground &mdash; and with these leaders around him, I&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IJD2nk6358\">pic.twitter.com\/IJD2nk6358<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jason Cohen &#127482;&#127480; (@JasonJournoDC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JasonJournoDC\/status\/1957554951263072725?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I hope that Trump just stands his ground, and with these leaders around him, I think that ours is the winning hand.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The sudden admiration should raise eyebrows.<\/p>\n<p>Just hours before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/geraldo-rivera-mocked-ludicrous-trump-2028-conspiracy-theory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rivera&rsquo;s<\/a> remarks, polling showed Trump&rsquo;s meeting with Vladimir Putin in Alaska boosted his approval.<\/p>\n<p>An InsiderAdvantage <a href=\"https:\/\/insideradvantage.com\/trump-approval-surges-post-summit-54-44-all-voters-under-65-years-of-age-approve-older-voters-not-so-much\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">survey<\/a> conducted after last <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-report-card-no-more-hiding-joementia-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"White House Report Card: No more hiding #Joementia - Washington Examiner\">week&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s summit in Alaska with Russian President Vladimir Putin found Trump&rsquo;s approval at 54 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Only 44 percent disapproved, with two percent undecided.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Donald Trump now has an advantage among every age group other than the most senior of voters,&rdquo; pollster Matt Towery said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He has improved his numbers among African-Americans and Hispanic-Latinos. White voters are at a near record 64 percent,&rdquo; Towery added.<\/p>\n<p>The pollster concluded Trump&rsquo;s approval was &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-enters-zelensky-summit-with-approval-surging-upward\/\" title=\"... enters Zelensky ... with ... \u2018surging upward\u2019\">surging upwards post-summit<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Did Rivera see those numbers and change course?<\/p>\n<p>He once called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/poll-trumps-popularity-surges-putin-meeting-rises-places-democrats-never-expected\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> a &ldquo;sore loser who cannot be trusted to honor the Constitution.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Rivera said before the 2024 election, &ldquo;&hellip; I am voting for Kamala Harris to be our 47th President.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In September 2022, he blamed Trump for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wdtn.com\/news\/geraldo-rivera-says-he-could-never-support-trump-again\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>undermining<\/em><\/a>  trust in elections.<\/p>\n<p>Now he praises Trump&rsquo;s peace agenda.<\/p>\n<p>Is Rivera angling to return to Trump&rsquo;s orbit? Or is he chasing relevance after years of shifting positions?<\/p>\n<p>Either way, Rivera&rsquo;s gush of approval sounded less like authenticity and more like opportunism.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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