On immediately’s Morning Joe, in giving President Trump his due for apparently reaching a Gaza peace deal, historian and former Biden speech author Jon Meacham mentioned:
“Even if somebody with whom you disagree about 99 issues does the a centesimal rather well, you must say so, as a result of that is what mental honesty is. So all credit score to President Trump.”
We really feel your ache, Jon!
We’ll take Meacham’s counsel to coronary heart. Although we disagree with roughly 99% of the opinions expressed on Morning Joe, let’s accord the present credit score for giving President Trump typically unqualified reward for his diplomatic achievement.
Thus, Joe Scarborough repeated a notion that we remarked on yesterday:
“The negotiators, that it is a few of these enterprise relationships which have drawn criticism prior to now that really have allowed them to go in and go locations that, let’s simply say, a extra typical White Home and group would have been capable of go.
“The Abraham Accords, which truly Jared Kushner went across the Center East and, in fact, for Donald Trump, constructed relationships throughout the Center East. A lot of these he continued within the personal sector, gaining criticism, in fact, for making a living that he did for his enterprise.
“However these relationships constructed up, and people are the identical relationships that he is utilizing proper now, together with Steve Witkoff and others, to convey us to a spot the place I do not suppose we have been.”
After which there was David Ignatius, who mentioned that President Trump will:
“Take a victory lap for positive over the subsequent few days. Nevertheless it’s deserved. There is no approach that I can see that this might have been accomplished with out Trump’s strain within the ultimate hours.”
And in maybe the bitterest tablet for liberals to swallow, Ignatius added:
“This battle was blocked for 2 years. President Biden, who preceded him, was unable to discover a technique to cease it. President Trump discovered that approach by being powerful on either side.”
Ouch!
Then once more, if Kamala Harris had gained the White Home, you may think about the events agreeing to a Gaza deal simply to cease being subjected to her phrase salads, grating laughter, and musings on the that means of time.
Count on Morning Joe to quickly return to its regularly-scheduled programming of trashing President Trump. However for immediately, let’s acknowledge the momentary ceasefire by this outpost of the liberal media.
Be aware: The winner of the Nobel Peace Prize might be introduced tomorrow. If Trump would not get it, it’s going to be the largest Nobel outrage since Obama gained it in 2009 for doing . . . nothing.
Here is the transcript.
MSNBC
Morning Joe
10/9/25
6:04 am EDTDAVID IGNATIUS: The deal that President Trump is saying, which performed a key half in negotiating, is a vital change. This battle was blocked for 2 years. President Biden, who preceded him, was unable to discover a technique to cease it. President Trump discovered that approach by being powerful on either side.
And he’ll take a victory lap for positive over the subsequent few days. Nevertheless it’s deserved. There is no approach that I can see that this might have been accomplished with out Trump’s strain within the ultimate hours.
JOE SCARBOROUGH: One, by the way in which, the White Home could be the primary to confess that it is, and the negotiators, that it is a few of these enterprise relationships which have drawn criticism prior to now that really have allowed them to go in and go locations that, let’s simply say, a extra typical White Home and group would have been capable of go.
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Jon Meacham, let’s speak historical past right here. My God, the failure since 1948 to determine a technique to resolve this difficulty are so plentiful. I can solely suppose of some, offhand, profitable negotiations. One, in fact, that Mika and her household know very nicely about, the Camp David Accords.
But additionally the Abraham Accords, which truly Jared Kushner went across the Center East and, in fact, for Donald Trump, constructed relationships throughout the Center East. A lot of these he continued within the personal sector, gaining criticism, in fact, for making a living that he did for his enterprise.
However these relationships constructed up, and people are the identical relationships that he is utilizing proper now, together with Steve Witkoff and others, to convey us to a spot the place I do not suppose we have been.
JON MEACHAM: No, I believe that is proper.
SCARBOROUGH: I ought to ask you, how historic is that this?
MEACHAM: Nicely, as ever, depends upon how the chapter ends, however the starting of the chapter is exceptional.
And one of many issues about honesty, and citizenship and a way of, I might say, maturity about what folks in a democracy ought to do is, even when somebody with whom you disagree about 99 issues, does the a centesimal rather well? It’s best to say so, as a result of that is what mental honesty is. And so all credit score to President Trump and his, as you say, unconventional group. But when it takes an unconventional group, that is nice.
