Trump’s swipe at ‘weak’ leaders highlights the shifting global influence of Western nations
President Donald Trump alluded to feeble world leaders present at the global summit held on Monday in Egypt s Sharm el-Sheikh on the future of the war-ravaged Gaza Strip with an indirect rebuke of their counter-productive role to bring closure to Israel s war against the Hamas terrorist movement When demanded about world leaders that he viewed as feeble in the meeting location in Egypt Trump declared I won't comment on that But you know supposedly who they are There were a couple in the room While Western leaders and the United Nations Secretary-General sought to share in the limelight of Trump s Middle East success that brought an end to the Hamas-Israel war veteran Mideast observers note that Trump primarily expressed gratitude to Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdo an as well as to Qatar and Egypt while omitting traditional Western allies TRUMP PLANS WHIRLWIND TRIP TO ISRAEL AND EGYPT BEFORE RUSHING BACK TO WHITE HOUSE FOR CHARLIE KIRK HONORNETANYAHU CALLS TRUMP ISRAEL S 'GREATEST FRIEND' AS FINAL LIVING HOSTAGES RELEASEDOn Sunday U S Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee issued a stinging rebuke to Britain s Coaching Secretary Bridget Phillipson who declared We've played a key role behind the scenes in shaping this with respect to Trump s peace achievement Huckabee fired back I assure you she s delusional She can thank realDonaldTrump anytime just to set the record straight France s President Emmanuel Macron has been criticized by Trump for his initiative to recognize a Palestinian state Trump previously revealed about Macron s role in recognizing a Palestinian state What he says doesn't matter Observers also pointed to an awkward -second long handshake at the summit between the two in Egypt on Tuesday Last month Secretary of State Marco Rubio lambasted Australia Canada Britain and France for recognizing a Palestinian state because it makes it harder to end the war Rubio added the acceptance of a Palestinian state emboldens Hamas Rubio disclosed he conveyed the U S position to its Western allies Ret British Col Richard Kemp who spent time in Gaza during the over-two-year war wrote on X Tonight Trump name-checked countries that played a substantial role in peace agreement UK not included Nor was France Canada or Australia the recognisers Richard Goldberg a senior advisor at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and former National Guard Council official narrated Fox News Digital that We know for a fact that Hamas would pull back over and over again whenever there was a prospect of a U N Measure Council action to pressure Israel when Britain or Canada would announce an arms embargo on Israel when French President Emmanuel Macron would organize a push for Palestinian state recognition This is happening right now in spite of all them because of one man who noted to their faces in front of the world I don t give a damn what you say or do I will help Israel open the gates of hell unless the hostages come home now He added It s also a lesson for what comes next Trump holds the cards for success or failure in demilitarizing Gaza and deradicalizing the Palestinians If Trump lets the Europeans or the U N run the show his plan is doomed if he keeps his sword of Damocles hanging over the process he may yet succeed Special envoy Steve Witkoff later thanked the U K 's national defense advisor in a message on X I would like to acknowledge the vital role of the United Kingdom in assisting and coordinating efforts that have led us to this historic day in Israel In particular I want to recognize the incredible input and tireless efforts of National Defense Advisor Jonathan Powell In a announcement to Fox News Digital Hillel Neuer Executive Director of UN Watch warned Israel is certainly seeing the hostages come home and perhaps the guns fall silent But let the world remember this could have ended long ago if a multitude of around the world from U N agents to so-called human rights groups like Amnesty International had not spent two years justifying Hamas instead of confronting it German Chancellor Friedrich Merz who also flew to Egypt for the signing has faced intense criticism in the German media for allegedly seeking to bask in the mastery of Trump s triumph after he imposed a weapons embargo on Israel s army Israeli tanks are dependent on German technological parts and Merz prohibited deliveries Writing on the website of the conservative news outlet NIUS its editor-in-chief Julian Reichelt stated Merz supplied Hamas with air assistance while simultaneously denying Israel the weapons it needed to fight Hamas He withdrew encouragement to the Jews but increased financial promotion for the proven Hamas front organization UNRWA which was directly involved in the Oct attack The airpower reference was Merz s decision to send humanitarian aid to Gaza via airlift deliveries Hamas has repeatedly stole aid that was meant for the Palestinian population
