Podcaster Patrick Bet-David said on Fox News Monday that the traits that Americans look for in a president fundamentally shifted after the political rise of President Donald Trump.
Trump announced Wednesday that Israel and Hamas agreed to the first phase of a U.S.-backed peace deal involving an Israeli troop pullback and the release of all hostages, calling it a major step toward lasting peace. Appearing on “Jesse Watters Primetime,” Bet-David said voters now care more about real-world results than polished credentials.
“There’s a thing that a lot of people have to be paying attention to, and this is, for me, going into 2028, as you put on the scorecard of what skill sets we want of somebody to be the president of the United States,” Bet-David said. “I think those days of diplomacy, right degree, right school, right pedigree are behind us.”
Bet-David said the standard for future presidential candidates has dramatically changed.
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“The bar is so high now for whoever runs in 2028. Everybody will compare that person to what he’s been doing so far. Hopefully this momentum continues in 2026, and 2026 becomes the greatest year we’ve had in our lifetime.”
Bet-David pointed to Trump’s perceived record of peace deals and global influence as the reason Democrats can’t stand that Trump is winning. (RELATED: Patrick Bet-David Predicts Dems Will Campaign In ‘Weirdest Way’ For 2028, Try To ‘Build Up Trump’ While Knocking Vance)
“Go to any game in sports, any comeback, any story of redemption. Tell me a better story of redemption of a living human being in America the last 50 years than Donald J. Trump,” Bet-David said. “Maybe go back 100 years. Who has redeemed themselves the way this man has? Who has done it? I don’t know.”
Bet-David said Trump’s unexpected global diplomacy flipped the traditional narrative.
“Who has come back and was supposed to start World War III? He’s done some, say, five, seven, nine, 10, 12 peace deals. Who has done that? Not a lot of people,” Bet-David said.
In addition to brokering a landmark ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, the Trump administration has stacked up a string of major international agreements in recent months. While deals in Cambodia, Pakistan, Rwanda and Armenia marked key breakthroughs, the Gaza accord stands out as the most complex and hard-fought diplomatic win so far.
In August, Trump’s diplomatic team brokered a peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan, ending a decades-long conflict. The deal established economic cooperation between the two countries and opened the door for future U.S. investment.
Trump brokered a ceasefire between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo in July, though sporadic clashes have continued, and both nations backed out of a planned U.S.-backed economic deal in October. He also secured a de-escalation agreement between India and Pakistan following a dangerous exchange of fire, easing tensions between two nuclear-armed rivals.
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