Karoline Leavitt on Hostage Retrieval and Ceasefire Deal with Hamas

Hostage Retrieval Challenges

• 📌 Karoline Leavitt stated that some retrieved hostage bodies are located "very deep underground."
• 🛠️ Retrieving these bodies will require special equipment and will take time.
• 🤝 The administration is fully committed to helping all sides facilitate the return of these bodies.

Ceasefire Deal and Negotiations

• 🎯 Steve Woodco and Jared Kushner are actively working on the ceasefire deal and hostage situation.
• 🗣️ They are continuing discussions with both sides to ensure all bodies are found and returned.
• 🇮🇱 There has been reporting on the slower pace of bodies being returned to Israel, which is attributed to the retrieval challenges.

Stance on Venezuela

• 🇻🇪 President Trump views Nicolás Maduro as an illegitimate president leading an illegitimate regime.
• 🚫 The administration will not tolerate Maduro's regime trafficking drugs to the United States.