NBC’s Andrea Mitchell roasted for crediting Biden for Gaza peace deal

NBC News veteran Andrea Mitchell was scorched online after she appeared to credit the Biden administration for the Gaza peace deal brokered by President Donald Trump.

The 78-year-old host thanked former Secretary of State Antony Blinken for his work “creating the basis for the agreement once the two sides were finally prepared to compromise – we hope!” — a message that many read as giving the Biden team credit for Trump’s breakthrough.

“Thank you for spending two years working toward this moment,” Mitchell wrote Monday on X in a reply to a post by Blinken.

Trump announced the cease-fire last week, calling it the start of a broader push to end the years-long conflict between Israel and Hamas.

The truce led to the release of the last 20 living Israeli hostages and marked the first phase of his 20-point peace plan.

Blinken, who served under former President Joe Biden, posted earlier that Trump’s plan “adopted and built on the plan the Biden Administration developed.”

That thread prompted Mitchell’s reply — and the wave of ridicule that followed.

Critics across social media accused Mitchell of twisting credit away from Trump and rewriting the origins of the agreement.

“That time Andrea Mitchell thanks Blinken and Biden over [current Secretary of State Marco] Rubio and Trump for the peace deal in Gaza. Just incredible,” journalist Joe Concha wrote on X.

Another X user wrote: “Sad, sad state of journalism. You’re embarrassing yourself, Andrea. Go home.”

Mitchell was yet to respond publicly to the backlash as of Tuesday afternoon. The Post has sought comment from NBC News.

Trump, visiting Egypt and Israel in recent days for a “Summit for Peace,” signed the formal cease-fire accord Monday alongside leaders from Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey.

The president hailed the deal as “an end of an age of terror and death,” promising the agreement would deliver relief to civilians on both sides.

Days later, Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris — Trump’s past election opponents — issued statements commending his administration for securing the truce.

Biden said his own team “worked relentlessly to bring hostages home” and “commended President Trump and his team for their work.”

Harris praised “the President and his team” but notably avoided saying Trump’s name.

Former President Bill Clinton also congratulated Trump, Qatar and other regional players for “keeping everyone engaged until the agreement was reached.”

The Gaza cease-fire has held for several days, with aid convoys entering the strip and hostages returning home.

Israeli officials say negotiations continue for a long-term peace framework.