Former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich dismissed former Secretary of State Antony Blinken's assertion that President Donald Trump's recently secured Israel-Hamas peace deal "built on" the previous administration's efforts,

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Former Secretary of State Antony Blinken took credit for President Donald Trump’s recently unveiled Gaza peace plan. Blinken surprised Bharara by saying Trump’s plan was “cause for some hope” and he backed it being “fully implemented.”

On Gaza, President Trump put few, if any, guardrails on Israel’s offensive, bucking international demands for a cease-fire. Then he changed course.

Antony Blinken, a veteran diplomat and longtime confidant of President-elect Joe Biden, is expected to play a senior role as the incoming administration looks to jettison President Donald Trump's "America First" agenda and restore relations with U.