Donald Trump Jr. just pulled the receipts. After news broke that the final 20 living Israeli hostages were released Monday under a peace agreement negotiated by President Donald Trump—with help from leaders in Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey—Don Jr. resurfaced a clip of The View’s Alyssa Farah Griffin promising to wear a MAGA hat on air if Trump got the hostages out. His caption on X was simple: “Sending this to the top. Let’s go.” Translation: time to make good.
In the clip, Griffin says, “If he does good, if he gets the Israeli hostages out, I promise I will wear a MAGA hat for one day on the show and say, ‘Thank you for doing it.’” Co-host Sunny Hostin immediately pleads, “Please don’t do that,” and Griffin jokes that Hostin would “knock it right off my head.” Griffin adds, “You have to be able to cheer for wins when they happen and call out relentlessly the wrongdoing.” Exactly—wins are wins. Even when they ruin a narrative.
The win here was not small. The hostage release capped negotiations led by President Trump. At a historic signing ceremony in Sharm el-Sheikh, Trump signed the peace document alongside Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer. “The prayers of millions have finally been answered,” Trump said, announcing Israel and Hamas had agreed to the first stage of a peace deal after the remaining hostages were freed. Earlier, at the Knesset, he called it “not only the end of a war, but the end of an age of terror and death, and the beginning of an age of faith and hope.” That’s what leadership sounds like—no teleprompter rescue needed.
Even the usual skeptics took a victory lap. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called it a “wonderful day,” praising “the tireless hostage families, President Trump, his administration, and all who helped make this moment happen.” Former President Bill Clinton said Trump and his team, along with regional partners, “deserve great credit” for securing the peace deal. When Schumer and Clinton are handing out kudos, you know it’s not spin—it’s results.
Meanwhile, Iran’s state media parroted Hamas’s claim that it “made all efforts” to protect the hostages—this despite extensive reports of torture, starvation, and sexual assault. Hamas handed the hostages to the Red Cross in three groups before their transfer to Israeli forces; photos from the IDF and Israel’s Government Press Office showed emotional reunions. Among those freed: Evyatar David, who had been filmed by Hamas being forced to dig his own grave in a tunnel. He and others appeared thin and malnourished but are back in Israel. Under the ceasefire, 28 bodies of murdered hostages are still expected to be returned. Sobering—and a reminder that justice and closure still matter.
House Speaker Mike Johnson called the development “a day of profound hope and joy for the entire free world,” saying it puts lasting peace “within reach.” Amen to that.
So, Alyssa, your words: “If he does good… I will wear a MAGA hat… and say, ‘Thank you for doing it.’” He did. The hostages came home. The deal got signed. Even your team is applauding. Time to keep the promise—hat on, thanks given. Ending on a high note: hostages freed, peace advancing, and accountability trending. That’s the kind of momentum America can cheer.
