President Trump walked into Sharm El Sheikh and did what the feckless foreign policy establishment has failed to do for decades: he engineered a cease-fire framework and convened international partners to push for a phased end to the Gaza war. The so-called Gaza peace plan lays out a timeline for IDF withdrawal and a hostage-release mechanism that, if implemented, could finally stop the bloodshed and bring hostages home.
The immediate, tangible victory was the release of living hostages in exchange for Palestinian detainees and the launch of phase one of the deal — proof that deals and pressure, not moral grandstanding, get results. Conservatives should cheer that American diplomacy produced a real-world outcome where negotiation, leverage, and toughness combined to save lives.
President Trump didn’t stop at platitudes; he demanded that Hamas disarm and even warned that the United States would act to disarm the terrorists if they failed to comply — a clarity of purpose sorely missing from recent administrations. That blunt, unapologetic posture is exactly what deters future atrocities and forces bad actors to choose between surrendering their weapons or facing decisive consequences.
Of course the mainstream media and many foreign capitals are wringing their hands and nitpicking the fine print, because they prefer endless conflict for the sake of headlines and anti-American lecturing. Critics will crow about ambiguity and caveats, but the truth is simple: a deal that frees hostages, pauses slaughter, and forces a conversation about demilitarizing Gaza is preferable to perpetual war.
Watching Greg Gutfeld and his panel call the media’s performative outrage “laughable” was a reminder that conservatives aren’t going to be cowed by the cocktail-party diplomats and armchair generals. Fox’s late-night crew is doing what real patriots do — pointing out hypocrisy, celebrating wins, and refusing to let the narrative be stolen by the usual suspects who profit from chaos.
Let’s be clear about what comes next: freedom isn’t guaranteed by press releases. America must keep the pressure on to ensure the deal’s teeth — verification, weapons buybacks, and real consequences for violations. If the international community won’t enforce the terms, a strong United States must be ready to do so; that is conservative realism, not naiveté.
For hardworking Americans who love peace and crave security, this moment should be a source of cautious optimism and mobilization, not surrender to cynicism. Support leaders who secure tangible wins, call out partisan theater, and put the safety of allies and the lives of hostages above chasing approval from hostile elites.
