After nearly two years of bureaucratic foot-dragging, hand-wringing, and the usual empty platitudes we’ve come to expect from the Biden administration’s foreign policy team, President Donald J. Trump delivers a result that actually matters: the return of Edan Alexander, the last known American hostage alive in Hamas captivity.
Let’s not pretend this wasn’t a massive geopolitical mess to begin with. Edan, a brave 18-year-old who voluntarily left the comfort of New Jersey to serve in Israel’s IDF, was snatched during the barbaric Hamas terror attack on October 7, 2023. While Biden’s team was too busy playing climate envoy hopscotch and issuing sternly worded tweets, Americans were rotting in terrorist dungeons. Meanwhile, the media couldn’t be bothered to keep this story on the front page—too busy parsing Taylor Swift lyrics for political subtext.
Now along comes Trump—back in office for just over 100 days—and lo and behold, something actually happens. Not a speech, not a strongly-worded letter, not a “we’re monitoring the situation” non-statement. Action. Through a mix of Trump-style diplomacy (read: actually using leverage instead of apologizing for having any) and backchannel negotiations involving Qatar and Egypt, Edan Alexander is finally coming home. And before anyone on the left tries to minimize this as a lucky break—let’s remember how many “breaks” we didn’t get under Biden.
Vice President JD Vance summed it up perfectly: this is the work of serious people doing serious things. People like Steve Witkoff, who, despite media smears and relentless attacks, continues to prove that real-world experience—especially in high-stakes negotiation—beats career bureaucrats who’ve never run anything more complicated than a diversity seminar.
And let’s pause for a moment to acknowledge Edan Alexander himself. He wasn’t drafted. He wasn’t forced. He chose to serve in the IDF out of a sense of duty. He could’ve taken that weekend off—his mother was in town, the base wasn’t requiring him to stay—but he didn’t. He stayed because he didn’t want to leave his unit undermanned. That’s what heroism looks like. Not slogans on yard signs or Instagram bios—actual sacrifice.
The fact that Trump’s leadership is being recognized even by the Hostages and Missing Families Forum should tell you something. These are not people who throw around praise lightly. Their message was crystal clear: “President Trump, you’ve given the families of all the hostages hope. Please, complete your mission and bring them all home.” Now contrast that with the grim silence that followed every limp promise from the previous administration.
MONUMENTAL NEWS: “I am happy to announce that Edan Alexander, an American citizen who has been held hostage since October 2023, is coming home to his family.” –President Donald J. Trump 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/zTFBzD5rBN
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) May 11, 2025
Let’s also not forget that fifty members of Congress had to remind the President of the United States—just days ago—to make the hostages a priority. That letter? Sent to Trump. Not Biden. Not Blinken. Not Harris. Trump. Why? Because when people actually want results, they turn to the one guy who doesn’t back down from a challenge, and who doesn’t treat American hostages as inconvenient footnotes in a broader political narrative.
And here we are. Alexander is finally coming home. He’s missed two birthdays in Hamas captivity. Two birthdays spent in darkness while our government spun its wheels and focused on lecturing the rest of us about equity and climate pledges. But today, thanks to someone who actually means it when he says “America First,” there’s a ray of light breaking through.
Statement from the family of Edan Alexander:
“Today, on Mother’s Day, we received the greatest gift imaginable—news that our beautiful son Edan is returning home after 583 days in captivity in Gaza.
We express our deepest gratitude to President Trump, Steve Witkoff, and the US… pic.twitter.com/CNqlzy6HBE
— Aviva Klompas (@AvivaKlompas) May 11, 2025
It’s a good day for the Alexander family. A good day for America. And a very bad day for the Washington establishment that pretended to care but never really did.
