'It's Going To Be Very Hard For Hamas To Make A Deal': Trump Warns Hamas Is Losing Bargaining Power

During a press gaggle on Friday, President Trump spoke about negotiations with Hamas over a ceasefire in Gaza.

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00:00So, on that, steel and aluminum, not allowed.

00:03The Press, Mr. President, did you speak to Netanyahu about aid drops?

00:07Mr. President, did you speak to Netanyahu about allowing aid drops in Gaza from Arab countries?

00:12The President, I speak to him, but I can't tell you what I spoke to him about.

00:15But it was sort of disappointing, although I told you.

00:18I mean, I told you. I told you.

00:20When you get down to those last 20 hostages,

00:24you get down to that last 10 or 20,

00:26it's going to be very hard for Hamas to make a deal,

00:29because they lose their shield, they lose their cover.

00:31We got a lot of them out. A lot of them.

00:33We took a lot of bodies out, too.

00:35You know, so many of the parents said,

00:37please get my son's body back.

00:39And we're able to do that.

00:41We got a lot of people out.

00:42Alive and people that are not alive.

00:44But it was very important to the parents to get their son back,

00:47even though they knew their son was dead.

00:49The Press, Mr. President.