President Joe Biden made it clear Wednesday that his team was taking credit for the ceasefire deal announced between Israel and Hamas.
A reporter asked Biden at a Wednesday afternoon presser, "How much credit do you give to the Trump team for this deal? Trump is already taking credit for it."
Biden smiled and answered, "Well, you know, this is the exact framework of the deal I proposed back in May. Exact. And we got the world to endorse it. Secondly, it's America's support for Israel that help them badly weaken Hamas and its backers and create the conditions for this deal. And thirdly, I knew this deal would have to be implemented by the next team, so i told my team to coordinate closely with the incoming team to make sure we're all speaking with the same voice, because that's what American presidents do."
As Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of State Antony Blinken turned to leave the podium, another reporter shouted, "Who gets credit for this, Mr. President? You or Trump?"
"Is that a joke?" Biden responded before leaving.