Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) was quick to give President Donald Trump credit for securing the deal that could finally end the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas terrorists.

Kelly sat down with CNN anchor Dana Bash on Sunday’s broadcast of “State of the Union” — when phase one of the deal was already beginning to unfold — and he said that Trump deserved “a lot of credit” for setting things in motion to bring about a deal.

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Sen. Mark Kelly on ceasefire deal in Gaza: I think Trump “should get a lot of credit.” pic.twitter.com/iFopebsXTI

— State of the Union (@CNNSOTU) October 12, 2025

“How much credit does President Trump deserve for this deal?” Bash asked Kelly to open the conversation.

“I think he should get a lot of credit. I mean, this was his deal,” Kelly replied. “He worked this out. He sent [Middle East Envoy] Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner over to negotiate this. And so far, it’s gone well.”

“Hopefully, the hostages get released here — might not be within 24 hours — but certainly, I think, by Monday. And that’s progress. And now we’re going to have to see what happens next,” Kelly continued, referencing the moves already being made in Gaza to see the last of the hostages released.

He went on to say that he hoped to see the rest of the deal come to pass as promised, with other nations in the surrounding area stepping up to help Gaza rebuild.

“You know, my hope is the Saudis, the Emiratis, they step up and they do what they said they would do, which is invest in rebuilding Gaza, which 90 percent of the homes have been destroyed. It is such a tragic situation,” he said. “It’s good to see these 600 aid trucks. That should have been happening over the last two years. You know, feed people who just are starving and struggling.”

Just hours after Kelly’s interview, President Donald Trump took off in Air Force One, heading to Israel to greet the living hostages who are expected to be released in the coming hours.

Air Force One is officially WHEELS UP to Israel — where President Trump is expected to land at about 2:20 AM Eastern Time 🛫🇺🇸🇮🇱 pic.twitter.com/k2fO6hEQaT

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) October 12, 2025

House Speaker Mike Johnson unloaded on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer during a Sunday morning interview, saying that the New York Senator was being intentionally dishonest about which party was driving the ongoing government shutdown.

Johnson joined anchor Shannon Bream on “Fox News Sunday” to discuss the shutdown and whether or not the end was in sight, and he argued that Schumer was allowing the federal government to stay closed in order to protect himself from the backlash he got for moving to keep the government open and avert the last potential shutdown in March.

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.@SpeakerJohnson on the Democrat shutdown: “Chuck Schumer, when he voted for the EXACT SAME measure back in March, took a lot of heat from the left of his party, and he doesn’t want to sustain that any longer. So, he’s doing this and inflicting pain for his own selfish reasons.” pic.twitter.com/ZN8YS74p0C

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) October 12, 2025

Johnson first responded to Schumer’s repeated claims that Republicans could reopen the government any time they wanted to because they controlled the House, the White House, and the Senate.

“Chuck Schumer is incapable of telling the truth right now,” Johnson began. “I mean, he’s been in Congress for 44 years, Shannon, I mean almost half a century. He knows this is basic civics. Every eighth grade civics student can point out the fallacy in what he just said. It requires 60 votes in the Senate to get this through. We only have 53 Republicans. We’ve got to have a handful of Democrats in the Senate who apply common sense and agree to reopen the government so that we can continue all these discussions.”

Johnson went on to point out that the Continuing Resolution on the table – which would reopen the government temporarily and has already been passed by the House — would keep the current levels of spending as they are and give Congress time to negotiate any changes.

“We just need seven more weeks to finish it, and right now they’re eating up the clock. They’re doing this for political cover,” Johnson explained. “Chuck Schumer, when he voted for the EXACT SAME measure back in March, took a lot of heat from the left of his party, and he doesn’t want to sustain that any longer. So, he’s doing this and inflicting pain for his own selfish reasons.”