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Peter Baker: Trump Is Going to the Middle East ‘Obviously,’ to Help Welcome the Hostages and Take Credit for It
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MSNBC / MS NOW

Name: MSNBC / MS NOW
URL: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/
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Alex Witt Reports
Name: Alex Witt Reports
URL: https://www.msnbc.com/weekends-with-alex
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Peter Baker
, Christina Ruffini

Name: Peter Baker
Employment: The New York Times
Position: Reporter

Name: Christina Ruffini
Employment: NBC
Position: Anchor
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10/11/2025 08:59 pm
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RUSH TRANSCRIPT RUFFINI And ░░░░░░░░ you re looking at ░░░░░░░░ images on the left ░░░░░░░░ of your screen that ░░░░░░░░ us Envoy Steve Witkoff ░░░░░░░░ the president s son ░░░░░░░░ law Jared Kushner Looks ░░░░░░░░ Ivanka Trump is there ░░░░░░░░ well They re speaking ░░░░░░░░ hostage square in Tel ░░░░░░░░ That s that area ░░░░░░░░ we ve seen as ░░░░░░░░ have been released over ░░░░░░░░ past year and spits ░░░░░░░░ starts Obviously it hasn ░░░░░░░░ happened in a while ░░░░░░░░ s the location that ░░░░░░░░ has happened And the ░░░░░░░░ is in the next ░░░░░░░░ to 48 hours we ░░░░░░░░ start seeing some of ░░░░░░░░ remaining hostages and they ░░░░░░░░ likely go to that ░░░░░░░░ location Peter I want ░░░░░░░░ ask you you know ░░░░░░░░ says he s heading ░░░░░░░░ the region tomorrow What ░░░░░░░░ we expect him to ░░░░░░░░ there And what is ░░░░░░░░ significance of his presence ░░░░░░░░ Well he s going ░░░░░░░░ obviously as something of ░░░░░░░░ victory lap He s ░░░░░░░░ there to help welcome ░░░░░░░░ some of these hostages ░░░░░░░░ take credit for for ░░░░░░░░ hard work in making ░░░░░░░░ happen And that s ░░░░░░░░ s that s not ░░░░░░░░ And that s what ░░░░░░░░ know a president would ░░░░░░░░ in this circumstance He ░░░░░░░░ of course wants to ░░░░░░░░ the progress that s ░░░░░░░░ made and further it ░░░░░░░░ the road to the ░░░░░░░░ that we ve just ░░░░░░░░ talking about Right In ░░░░░░░░ words it s one ░░░░░░░░ to celebrate what s ░░░░░░░░ And both sides at ░░░░░░░░ point If you look ░░░░░░░░ the scenes from the ░░░░░░░░ of Israel and the ░░░░░░░░ of Gaza are celebrating ░░░░░░░░ re both happy that ░░░░░░░░ war seems to be ░░░░░░░░ coming to an end ░░░░░░░░ the hostages will be ░░░░░░░░ home He wants to ░░░░░░░░ on that momentum He ░░░░░░░░ to capitalize on that ░░░░░░░░ of relief and and ░░░░░░░░ and see if they ░░░░░░░░ t go further Again ░░░░░░░░ challenges ahead as we ░░░░░░░░ about before But this ░░░░░░░░ a moment you know ░░░░░░░░ there does seem to ░░░░░░░░ some potential opportunity And ░░░░░░░░ ll see whether he ░░░░░░░░ able to translate this ░░░░░░░░ into something more enduring.”
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