"President Donald Trump's White House made a brutal gaffe in an X/Twitter post that was eventually deleted, claiming a statement from Hamas was actually from President Donald J. Trump. News broke Friday afternoon that Hamas had agreed to release all the remaining Israelis taken hostage during the October 7 terrorist attacks, with conditions. That statement was then posted by The White House on X/Twitter but with a rather serious error."
"Based on the Statement just issued by Hamas, I believe they are ready for a lasting PEACE. Israel must immediately stop the bombing of Gaza, so that we can get the Hostages out safely and quickly! Right now, it's far too dangerous to do that. We are already in discussions on details to be worked out. This is not about Gaza alone, this is about long sought PEACE in the Middle East."
"The error was called out by journalists and others before the post was deleted after about twenty minutes. The Economist MidEast Correspondent Gregg Carlstrom wrote Guessing this is the first time ever the White House approvingly posted a statement from Hamas and mistakenly attributed it to the president. CNN anchor Jake Tapper reposted Carlstrom's tweet. Andrew Feinberg, White House correspondent for The Independent, dryly noted This is a statement from Hamas."
Hamas agreed to release all remaining Israelis taken hostage during the October 7 terrorist attacks, but the release carried conditions. The White House mistakenly posted a Hamas statement on X/Twitter and attributed it to President Donald J. Trump. Journalists and commentators quickly identified the error, and the post was deleted after about twenty minutes. Some Trump allies praised the post before noticing the mistake. President Trump posted his own statement on Truth Social endorsing a ceasefire and urging Israel to stop bombing Gaza to secure hostage releases. The White House later posted Trump's correct statement on X/Twitter.
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