Melissa Panchley

This morning, the State Department renamed the former Institute of Peace to reflect the greatest dealmaker in our nation's history. Welcome to the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace. The best is yet to come.

here's Trump's entire racist rant about Minnesota's Somali community: "Somalians ripped off that state for billions of dollars. Billions. Every year. And they contribute nothing. The welfare is like 88%. They contribute nothing. I don't want them in our country, I'll be honest with you. 'Oh, that's not politically correct.' I don't care. Their country is no good for a reason. Their country stinks and we don't want them in our country. I can say that about other countries too. We have to rebuild our country. You know, our country is at a tipping point. We could go bad. I don't know if people mind me saying that, but I'm saying it. We could go one way or the other. And we're gonna go the wrong way if we keep taking in garbage into our country. Ilhan Omar is garbage. She's garbage. Her friends are garbage. These aren't people that work. These aren't people that say, 'Let's go, come on, let's make this place great.' These are people that do nothing but complain. And from where they came from, they got nothing. They come from hell and they complain and do nothing but bitch. We don't want them in our country. Let 'em go back to where they came from and fix it."

For two excruciating years, I have called for the return of the hostages brutally kidnapped on October 7th and held in Gaza. Today is a good day. Surviving Israeli hostages are finally home and reuniting with loved ones. I'm thinking of them and their families on this joyful day and praying for their full recovery. I'm also grieving for all those who can't come home today. Today must also be an important step toward lasting peace in the region — peace for both Israelis and Palestinians. We must end the war in Gaza, surge humanitarian aid, and negotiate a two-state solution now.