US EditionTrump Hosts White House Hanukkah Reception Honoring Hostages and Holocaust Survivors
President Trump honored Holocaust survivors and hostage families while pledging support against rising antisemitism, citing a recent attack in Australia that killed 15 people, officials said.
- On Dec. 16, 2025, President Donald Trump hosted a White House Hanukkah reception marking the third night and pledging support for Jewish Americans.
- Amid rising antisemitic attacks, the White House event came days after the Dec. 14 Bondi Beach attack in Australia that left 15 dead, which Trump called part of a global threat.
- At the event, families of returned hostages and Holocaust survivors participated in candle-lighting; hostage families insisted 48 hostages and Ran Gvili, held 803 days, must return before moving to Phase Two.
- Miriam Adelson, a Trump donor, was called to the stage and offered a quarter of a billion if Trump ran for a third term, though the 22nd Amendment bars this.
- The Republican Party faces divisions after recent media controversies, while Trump highlighted Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon `taking care of that situation very strongly` against campus antisemitism.
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Trump warns Israel, ‘Jewish lobby’ have lost influence in D.C.
Good Wednesday morning! In today’sDaily Kickoff, we report fromHanukkah receptionsat theWhite House, on Capitol Hill and in New York, and cover concerns from U.S. lawmakers overCanberra’s failure to address concerns fromAustralia’s Jewish communityprior to Sunday’s deadly attack in Sydney. We report on theCoast Guard’s quiet moves to reverse its policy on swastikas, and talk to Rep.Zach Nunn about his legislative workaimed at expanding the U.S.-…
'I'll always be a champion for the Jewish people,' says Trump at Chanukah ceremony
President Trump spoke in Washington about rising antisemitism, claiming that the Jewish lobby is being pushed out, and emphasized his continued support and love for the Jewish nation and Israel. טראמפ: תמיד אהיה חבר של העם היהודי! הנשיא טראמפ מספר על הקירבה שלו ליהודים, על כך שתמיד יעמוד לצד העם היהודי ועל כך שצריך להיזהר כי הלובי היהודי בוושינגטון אינו חזק כפי שהיה לפני 15 שנה – יש הרבה אויבים ושונאים בעלי כוח בוושינגטון. 4 דקות שכדאי לכם לראו…
Trump hosts a very MAGA Hanukkah at White House, says 'Congress is becoming antisemitic'
In a sharply partisan celebration, Trump claimed many members of Congress now 'hate Israel.' He also brought on stage several Jewish backers, including megadonor Miriam Adelson, who urged him to seek an unconstitutional third term
Donald Trump reacts briefly to a statement in front of Jewish guests – and leaves questions unanswered.
At White House Hanukkah event, Trump claims all hostages returned; Ran Gvili's family
US president says at candle lighting: 'we brought back all the hostages and all the dead, no one thought this would happen' and sent prayers to Sydney attack victims; Tali Gvili: ' Israel is waiting for Rani'
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