President Trump: I also want to thank Prime Minister Netanyahu for agreeing to The Plan, and for trusting that if we work together, we can bring an end to the death and destruction that we've seen for so many years; decades, even centuries, and begin a new chapter of security, peace, and prosperity for the entire region
President Trump: If accepted by Hamas, this proposal calls for the release of all remaining hostages immediately, but in no case, more than seventy-two hours.
President Trump: If Hamas rejects the deal, which is always possible; they're the only one left, everyone else has accepted it, but I have a feeling that we're going to have a positive answer, but if not, as you know, Bibi, you'd have our full backing to do what you would have to do. Everyone understands that the ultimate result must be the elimination of any danger posed in the region, and the danger is caused by Hamas.The tyranny of terror has to end, and this is, again, something that we're looking for. This is eternity. This is for forever.
President Trump: Instead of building a better life for the Palestinians, Hamas diverted resources to build over four hundred miles of tunnels and terror infrastructure, rock production facilities, and hid their military command posts and launch sites in hospitals, schools, and mosques.
President Trump: So now it's time for Hamas to accept the terms of The Plan that we've put forward today, and again, this is a different Hamas that we were been dealing with because over twenty thousand have been killed, their leadership has been killed three times over, so you're really dealing with different people than we've been dealing with over the last four years, five years.
Prime Minister Netanyahu: I believe that today, we're taking a critical step towards both ending the war in Gaza, and setting the stage for dramatically advancing peace in the Middle-East. And I think beyond Middle-East, to very important Muslim countries.
Prime Minister Netanyahu: But if Hamas rejects your plan, Mr. President, or if they supposedly accept it then basically do everything to counter it, then Israel will finish the job by itself. This can be done the easy way, or it can be done the hard way. But it will be done. We prefer the easy way, but it has to be done. All these goals must be achieved because we did not fight this horrible fight, sacrifice the finest of our young men, to have Hamas stay in Gaza and threaten us again, and again, and again, with these horrific massacres.
Governor Pritzker: Moments ago, the Illinois National Guard received word that the Department of Homeland Security has sent a memo to the Department of War, seeking the deployment of one hundred military troops to Illinois, claiming a need for the protection of ICE personnel and facilities. What I have been warning on it now being realized.
Governor Pritzker: Our small business suffer when our residents and visitors who are shopping and eating are made to feel unsafe by the jackbooted thugs roaming around a peaceful downtown.
Governor Pritzker: I was surprised, and pleased, to see that a federal agent in New York was put on leave after he was caught throwing a woman to the ground.
[the agent has been reinstated; the woman had assaulted him]
Mayor Johnson: As of last week, seventy-two percent of those held in ICE detention have no criminal record, and of those with a criminal record, many are for traffic violations and misdemeanors.
[seventy percent have criminal records]
Mayor Johnson: It's not law and order to body slam a seventy-nine year old business owner, an American citizen, for trying to produce the papers of his employees.
[he ran towards and fought with a federal agent]
Karina Villa [Illinois State Senate]: We will continue to record and report ICE activity in our communities.
[same woman caught on video warning illegals and interfering with federal agents]
Jack Lavin [Chicago Chamber of Commerce]: Chicago is a world-class city. I'm gonna say that again, Chicago is a world-class city, and any other narrative is false.
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