President-elect Donald Trump expressed intentions to resolve the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East quickly during a press conference at Mar-a-Lago. Trump warned Hamas to release Israeli hostages before his inauguration, saying failure to comply would have serious consequences. Trump criticized the Biden administration’s decision to loosen restrictions on Ukraine’s use of U.S. weapons and signaled Kyiv may need to cede land to Russia for peace. Trump dismissed the pursuit of Bashar al-Assad, stating, “We have to get on with our lives.”