THE AMERICA ONE NEWS
Sep 9, 2025  |  
0
 | Remer,MN
Sponsor:  QWIKET 
Sponsor:  QWIKET 
Sponsor:  QWIKET: Elevate your fantasy game! Interactive Sports Knowledge.
Sponsor:  QWIKET: Elevate your fantasy game! Interactive Sports Knowledge and Reasoning Support for Fantasy Sports and Betting Enthusiasts.
back  
topic
Jim Geraghty


NextImg:The Corner: Hamas Negotiators Attempt the ‘TACO Trade,’ End Up Losing Badly

Credit where it’s due. Twice earlier this year President Trump said that Hamas would have hell to pay if they didn’t release the remaining hostages, with consequences that were less than fully hellish. But Sunday, Trump said on Truth Social, “The Israelis have accepted my Terms. It is time for Hamas to accept as well. I have warned Hamas about the consequences of not accepting. This is my last warning, there will not be another one.”

Apparently, Trump meant it this time. After months where the Hamas negotiating position kept shifting from obstinance to implausible counteroffers and being all over the map, the Hamas negotiators are now… well, they’re now all over the map themselves. It was an Israeli operation, but the U.S. was notified of the attack beforehand.

This was a bad time for Hamas leaders to attempt the “TACO trade.” Trump does not always chicken out.

The Iranian nuclear program could not be reached for comment. In fact, a new analysis of what remains of the Iranian program published yesterday concluded: