He gave them a choice — surrender or be disarmed.
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Hamas terrorists would lay down their weapons, or the United States would “disarm them.”
Speaking to reporters during a roundtable with Argentinian President Javier Milei at the White House, Trump said Hamas has already agreed to disarm — a key demand in his 20-point peace plan.
“They’re going to disarm because they said they were going to disarm,” Trump said. “And if they don’t disarm, we will disarm them.”
“How will you do that?” a reporter asked.
“I don’t have to explain that to you, but if they don’t disarm, we will disarm them,” Trump replied. “They know I’m not playing games.”
Trump successfully pressured Hamas to agree to a ceasefire and hostage deal with Israel, the first phase of his broader plan for regional peace. While the initial phase didn’t require Hamas to surrender its weapons, the president expressed confidence that it would happen soon.
Trump’s 20-point plan also calls for Hamas to relinquish control of Gaza to a coalition of Palestinian and international technocrats led by former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Under the proposal, Hamas would be barred from participating in the new administration, a point the group has not yet accepted.
Trump’s message was clear: peace through strength, or strength without apology.
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"They know I'm not playing games." – President Trump answers questions from the press pic.twitter.com/BjpusXPf6v
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