Overview

• President Trump announced that Israel and Hamas had agreed to a first-phase arrangement that would pause fighting and see hostages released, described as based on his framework.
• Host Josh Johnson called the development astonishing and said he had to give Trump some credit, even as he questioned Trump’s broader record.
• Johnson drew a contrast with Trump’s domestic actions, citing his authorization of National Guard deployments to cities such as Chicago and Portland.
• The audience booed when Johnson floated the idea of a Nobel Peace Prize for Trump, a segment that also included a joke about letting him burn the Epstein files.
• Coverage noted that key details remain unsettled, especially the future role of Hamas and the exchange logistics, with reports saying hostages were set to return home.