Hillary Clinton Signals Support For President Trump’s Middle East Policy: ‘A Pathway To Security’

A decade ago, she was making the case that her then rival and his millions of supporters were deplorable.

Fast-forward to 2026, however, and Hillary Clinton appears to be one of the few Democrat voices willing to give any credit at all to President Donald Trump.

As Fox News reported, the former secretary of state gave the president credit for the way he handled the Israel-Hamas conflict, even acknowledging that many in her own party wouldn’t because Trump orchestrated the peace framework:

The unexpected show of support came as Clinton spoke with The New Yorker’s David Remnick at 92NY on Monday, during a conversation in which the former Democratic presidential candidate touched on topics ranging from the Israel-Iran conflict to former President Joe Biden’s decision to run for re-election.

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Remnick then turned the conversation to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas and pressed Clinton on her longtime support of a two-state solution in the region.

“But if I look at the Israeli polity, they don’t want a two-state solution, certainly not now. And if you look at the Palestinian polity, which is an even more complicated set of geographies and population, a two-state solution is not anywhere near the offing there,” Remnick said.

He went on to ask Clinton if the concept of a two-state solution is still viable within the region, as officials push for peace.

“So other than some constituents — now it’s diminishing — in the West and elsewhere, a two-state solution, which was fought for so hard but began going out the window many years ago, seems impossible,” Remnick added. “Am I wrong?”

“You might be, but you might not be,” Clinton said. “And here’s why. I’m going to say something positive about Trump — so hold on.”

“Trump’s 20-point plan for Gaza is actually a pathway to security for Israel, reconstruction for Gaza, and the possibility of self-determination — however defined — for the Palestinians,” Clinton continued. “There are a lot of people who reject it because Trump did it, but it’s the only game in town. There’s nothing else.”

Clinton said that if officials take Trump’s 20-point peace plan and implement it in its entirety, it may provide a feasible solution to end the war overseas.

“But I really believe if we took this 20-point plan, which starts with the disarmament of Hamas — a huge, important step yet to be accomplished — but took all of the 20 points so that it wasn’t just disarm Hamas, and maybe do some reconstruction and build some hotels, resorts on the coast,” Clinton said.

“But if you really took the whole approach that is embodied in that 20-point plan — and I know there are people who are working to try to move forward on that — there is a glimmer of a possible path forward.”

Of course, we’re still talking about Hillary Clinton, so she couldn’t resist taking potshots at the man who crushed her White House ambitions:

Watch | Hillary Clinton mocks Trump’s handling of the Iran war

Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton criticized President Trump, saying:

“When Trump launched the war against Iran and then, out of the White House, you hear ‘nobody told me about the Strait of… pic.twitter.com/wWgTtBBNrO

— Paddystinian (@Paddystinian) June 17, 2026

Notably, her critique also extended to the other Democrat who lost in a landslide to President Trump:

WATCH: Hillary Clinton says Joe Biden's decision to seek reelection was a "terrible mistake," arguing that if he had stepped aside earlier and allowed a competitive primary, another Democrat would have defeated President Trump. pic.twitter.com/ujFZfv4ESq

— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) June 16, 2026

This week wasn’t the first time Clinton applauded Trump’s work on the peace plan, as The Hill reported in October:

“It’s a really significant first step, and I really commend President Trump and his administration, as well as Arab leaders in the region, for making the commitment to the 20-point plan and seeing a path forward for what’s often called the day after,” Clinton told CBS News in an interview.

“Most importantly, the conflict hopefully will end with the ceasefire,” she added.

Under the terms of the agreement, the Israeli military will retreat to an agreed upon line in the Gaza Strip, cease its military strikes and liberate2,000 Palestinian prisoners.

In exchange, Hamas will release all hostages, both still living and dead. The Trump administration brokered a deal that would also eventually end in Gaza being turned over to an independent Palestinian body.

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Here’s a relevant clip of Clinton’s latest remarks about the Middle East: