Trump taps businessman and former Abraham Accords negotiator as hostage point-man
Adam Boehler, who also helped lead talks with the Taliban during Trump’s first term, previously suggested a US military operation to rescue American hostages held by Hamas
US President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday he would appoint Adam Boehler, one of the lead negotiators of the Abraham Accords, as special presidential envoy for hostage affairs.
In a post on his social network Truth Social, Trump said Boehler “has negotiated with some of the toughest people in the World, including the Taliban, but Adam knows that NO ONE is tougher than the United States of America, at least when President Trump is its Leader,” adding, “Adam will work tirelessly to bring our Great American Citizens HOME.”
The announcement came two days after the president-elect warned there would be “all hell to pay” for those holding hostages if they weren’t released by the time he enters office on January 20, with Gaza terrorists continuing to hold 100 hostages, living and dead — including seven Americans, three of whom may be alive.
Boehler currently serves as CEO of the healthcare investment firm Rubicon Founders, and is a member of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council.
During Trump’s first term, he helped to lead US talks with the Taliban, as well as negotiations between Israel and several Muslim nations that resulted in the Abraham Accords normalization agreements.
He also served as CEO of the newly created US International Development Finance Corp, and was involved in the administration’s response to the Covid pandemic. In college, he was briefly roommates with Jared Kushner, the president-elect’s son-in-law, who also led negotiations on the Abraham Accords.
With @kilmeade on @foxnewsradio discussing the impact that @realDonaldTrump is already having including the recent ceasefire deal in Israel and finally, a real possibility for American hostage releases.
BRING THEM HOME! pic.twitter.com/X1lMzXn8HZ
— Adam Boehler (@aboehler) November 28, 2024
In recent months, Boehler has criticized the Biden administration for its approach to the ongoing hostage issue in Gaza, and has floated the idea of a US military operation to rescue the American citizens that Hamas still holds captive in the enclave.
Asked in a radio interview last week about the ongoing war, Boehler said that “the next step for Israel, and for the United States, is to make sure that we get the hostages back,” and called for the elimination of Iran’s nuclear facilities as well.
