Trump Demands Release of US Hostages, Vows to Resolve Israel-Hamas War in RNC Speech

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : The parents of Neutra addressed the RNC on Wednesday night, telling the audience that Trump "stands with the American hostages.
54% : "To the entire world, I tell you this: We want our hostages back, and they better be back before I assume office, or you will be paying a very big price," Trump said.Eight Americans -- Edan Alexander, Itay Chen, Sagui Dekel-Chen, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Gadi Haggai, Judith Weinstein Haggai, Omer Neutra, and Keith Siegel -- remain in captivity in Gaza after they were taken hostage by Hamas during the Palestinian terrorist group's rampage across southern Israel on Oct. 7.
45% : While accepting the Republican Party's presidential nomination, Trump vowed to make foreign countries pay "a very big price" if American hostages are not returned before he enters the White House.
45% : They made it all over the last two and a half years," Trump said.
29% : "Now Iran is very close to having a nuclear weapon, which would have never happened," Trump said.Trump also promised to build an Iron Dome air defense system on US soil similar to the one that Israel has.
28% : It was unclear what threats Trump had in mind to thwart with Iron Dome, which was designed to stop short-range rockets and missiles -- not a danger the US has ever faced along its borders.
27% : No, we're going to build an Iron Dome over our country, and we're going to be sure that nothing can come and harm our people," Trump said.
25% : "Trump also stated during his speech that multiple ongoing wars -- including the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza -- would not have occurred if he still occupied the White House.
21% : Trump also promised to "end every single international crisis that the current administration has created, including the horrible war with Russia and Ukraine -- which would have never happened if I was president -- and the war caused by the attack on Israel, which would have never happened if I was president.
17% : When Trump was president, he withdrew the US from a nuclear deal with Iran that was brokered by the former Obama administration, reimposing harsh economic sanctions on the Iranian regime.

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