{"id":2498772,"date":"2025-10-14T13:35:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T17:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flashback-video-ex-hostage-says-hamas-murderers-wanted-kamala-to-be-elected-but-were-very-scared-of-trump\/"},"modified":"2025-10-14T13:36:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T17:36:17","slug":"flashback-video-ex-hostage-says-hamas-murderers-wanted-kamala-to-be-elected-but-were-very-scared-of-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flashback-video-ex-hostage-says-hamas-murderers-wanted-kamala-to-be-elected-but-were-very-scared-of-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Flashback Video: Ex-Hostage Says Hamas Murderers &#8216;Wanted Kamala to Be Elected&#8217; but Were &#8216;Very Scared of&#8217; Trump"},"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\">34<\/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%2Fflashback-video-ex-hostage-says-hamas-murderers-wanted-kamala-to-be-elected-but-were-very-scared-of-trump%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=2498772&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>Omer Shem Tov, a freed Israeli hostage held by Hamas after thier October 7, 2023 terror attack, revealed in a May 2025 interview that the treatment he received from his captors improved considerably after Donald Trump was elected president. According too Shem Tov, Hamas feared Trump because they perceived him as unpredictable and forceful, unlike the previous governance under Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, wich they saw as weak. His <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >captors stopped abusing<\/a> him, provided better food, and treated him with more respect once Trump took office, as they understood he was determined to secure the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-nearly-200-people-held-hostage-by-terrorist-groups-in-gaza\/\" title=\"Nearly 200 hostages held by Gaza terrorists in ... war.\">hostages&#8217; release<\/a>. This change in behavior reflects Hamas&#8217;s recognition of strength and their fear of Trump&#8217;s potential actions, contrasting with their exploitation of perceived softness under Biden and Harris. The interview underscores how Trump&#8217;s approach, allowing Israel to respond firmly to militants, influenced Hamas&#8217;s conduct and reportedly contributed to no Jews being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-public-schools-reaches-tentative-reopening-deal-with-teachers-union-students-may-return-this-week\/\" title=\"Chicago Public Schools Reaches \u2018Tentative\u2019 Reopening Deal With Teachers Union, Students May Return This Week\">held hostage<\/a> in Gaza at that time.  <\/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>A freed Israeli hostage said that Hamas treated him better after President Donald Trump was elected and that they feared what he might do to them.<\/p>\n<p>Omer Shem Tov, 22, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/biannagolodryga\/status\/1927718219105947844\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spoke to<\/a> CNN about his time in captivity following Hamas&rsquo; Oct. 7, 2023, terror attack on Israel during a May 2025 interview.<\/p>\n<p>He told CNN&rsquo;s Bianna Golodryga that his captors instantly changed their behavior once Trump took office.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They wanted Kamala [Harris] to be chosen,&rdquo; Shem Tov said of the terrorists&rsquo; preferred outcome in the 2024 election.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Before we felt like nothing is happening, and I remember &hellip; ever since he came into the role, they were very scared of him,&rdquo; he explained.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> console.log(\"A\/B Test Video Player\"); \/\/ Helper function to set a cookie function setVideoCookie(name, value, days) {     var expires=\"\";     if (days) {         var date=new Date();         date.setTime(date.getTime() + (days*24*60*60*1000));         expires=\"; expires=\" + date.toUTCString();     }     document.cookie=name + \"=\" + (value || \"\")  + expires + \"; path=\/\"; }  \/\/ Helper function to get a cookie function getVideoCookie(name) {     var nameEQ=name + \"=\"; 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They wanted Kamala to be elected. But as soon as Trump was elected, they understood he wants to bring the hostages back home. So immediately the way they treated me changed&hellip;My food, they treated me better.&rdquo;<br \/>Omer Shem Tov tells me&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/phHusemiAc\">pic.twitter.com\/phHusemiAc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bianna Golodryga (@biannagolodryga) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/biannagolodryga\/status\/1927725457337700765?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So immediately the way they treated me changed,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;When Trump became president the way they treated us changed &mdash; for me, personally.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He said Hamas gunmen stopped cursing at and spitting on him and began providing more food.<\/p>\n<p>That revelation says it all about how the enemies of Israel and America view strength.<\/p>\n<p>Violent bullies only understand force.<\/p>\n<p>They saw Trump as unpredictable, capable of anything &mdash; meaning he might negotiate with them, kill them all, or some variation of those two outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>Under former President Joe Biden and Harris, they saw softness, moral confusion, weakness, and wokeness.<\/p>\n<p>They exploited it.<\/p>\n<p>Shame on the previous administration for being so timid that even Hamas believed it could starve and kill Jews under its watch.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, in contrast, let Israel do what it needed to do, which was crush the militants, even as the left and many of its media allies smeared their efforts for security as &ldquo;genocide.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The president came into office and didn&rsquo;t apologize for defending civilization against barbarism.<\/p>\n<p>He didn&rsquo;t try to shame Israel for defending its people.<\/p>\n<p>Hamas is made up of barbaric savages, but they saw what happened to Iran&rsquo;s nuclear facilities.<\/p>\n<p>They feared Trump, and their anxiety saved lives.<\/p>\n<p>For the first time in more than two years, no Jews are being held hostage today in Gaza because Trump was willing to play his cards the right way.<\/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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