Whether or not Donald Trump gets to welcome home hostages released under the Gaza ceasefire deal, there are clear parallels with the 1981 end of the Iran hostage crisis that saw Ronald Reagan begin his presidency by greeting 66 Americans held in Tehran for 444 days.

On Jan. 15, 466 days after the hostages were taken, President Joe Biden noted that the deal was the same as the one he proposed in May. So, why didn’t it happen eight months ago? Because Trump won reelection and told Hamas terrorists that “all hell will break out” if they don’t free the hostages by the time he takes office.