Ledger · 2024 campaign · № 229
'ALL HELL TO PAY' if the Gaza hostages aren't out by January 20
Partial“If the hostages are not released prior to January 20, 2025, the date that I proudly assume Office as President of the United States, there will be ALL HELL TO PAY in the Middle East.”
- Promised
- , Truth Social post
- Stated deadline
- “prior to January 20, 2025” → January 20, 2025
- Overdue by
- 1 year, 8 months as of September 22, 2026
- Re-promised
- 2 times with a fresh deadline
- Topic
- Foreign policy
- Era
- 2024 campaign
What happened
A ceasefire-and-hostage-release deal was announced on January 15, 2025 and took effect on January 19, with the first three hostages released the day before the inauguration, so the ultimatum was arguably met. But the deal was substantially the framework Biden's team had negotiated since May 2024 and was brokered jointly by the outgoing and incoming administrations. The ceasefire collapsed in March 2025.