Vice President JD Vance was on “Sunday Morning Futures” with host Maria Bartiromo to discuss President Trump’s peace deal in Gaza.
“Mr. Vice President, congratulations to you, President Trump, and the administration for this incredible deal,” Bartiromo said.
“It’s a great morning, it’s a big deal for the country and just a great credit to the President and the entire team, so are very excited about it,” Vance said.
“These hostages should be at home in the next 24 hours,” Vance continued.
“When specifically, would you expect that release to begin?” Bartiromo asked.
“It’s hard to say Maria because obviously this is a war zone. They have to locate the hostages, they have to gather them up, they have to take them to a safe place and then transport them, so it is a little bit unpredictable,” Vance said.
“We’ve been told to expect them by tomorrow Israel time, which of course will be early morning here in the United States,” Vance explained.
The Vice President explained that President Trump took a personal interest in having the hostages returned safely and that he will be there to personally welcome them home.
“The President is extremely confident these hostages are gonna come home. He’s actually flying to the Middle East, later today, so that he can welcome them in person,” Vance continued.
“The fact that President Trump didn’t go down the failed pathway that every President of both parties had pursued is again why we are on the cusp of getting these hostages home,” Vance continued.
“I think that it shows the power of President Trump’s non-conventional leadership style, and that’s why we are here. I think the whole country. We should just be proud. We should be proud of this negotiating team. We should be proud of our country because these hostages are going to live their lives thanks to what the United States of America did,” Vance explained.
When asked about the deceased hostages, Vance explained that although the living hostages were a priority, they were doing everything in their power to bring home the bodies of the ones who were murdered.
“Let me get your take on what Hamas reportedly told Israel and the mediators that they can’t locate the deceased bodies. They are not sure. How will we locate those who are deceased, that they can’t find the bodies. What is the effort there?” Bartiromo asked.
“I think we will locate most of them and obviously and I think especially for religious Jews, it really matters that they have those bodies back to give them a proper religious burial,” Vance said.
“Our focus has been on the living hostages. Those are the people that we have been most focused on, but we do want to give these people the ability to have a proper burial with their loved ones who were murdered by brutal terrorists,” Vance said.
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