Trump: “Lasting Peace in the Middle East” Through Abraham Accords; Michigan Mayors Named Ambassadors to Kuwait and Tunisia

President Trump addressed the Muslim community in March 2025, declaring that “every day, we’re keeping our promises to the Muslim community” and that his administration was “engaged in relentless diplomacy to forge a lasting peace in the Middle East, building on the historic Abraham Accords.” He announced that Mayor Amer Ghalib of Hamtramck, Michigan, would serve as Ambassador to Kuwait, and Mayor Bill Bazzi of Dearborn Heights, Michigan, would be Ambassador to Tunisia — recognizing the Muslim-American leaders who had endorsed him. Trump also cited egg prices dropping over 50% and VP Vance delivered a message to Marines: “The president said he loves you and he’s proud of you.”

Abraham Accords: “Going to Fill Out Very Quickly”

Trump opened with his administration’s Middle East peace agenda.

“Every day we’re keeping our promises to the Muslim community,” he said. “My administration is engaged in relentless diplomacy to forge a lasting peace in the Middle East, building on the historic Abraham Accords, which everybody said would be impossible.”

He criticized the Biden administration’s failure to build on the accords: “And now we’re going to start filling them out, because as you know, Biden did nothing to fill them out. He did absolutely nothing. We had the four great countries, and nothing happened despite the importance of the Abraham Accords.”

Trump predicted rapid expansion: “But I have a feeling it’s going to fill out very quickly. It’s already — people are talking already about it. They should have had them longer ago. It should have been done.”

The Abraham Accords, signed in 2020, had normalized relations between Israel and four Arab nations: the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan, and Morocco. The agreements represented the most significant Middle East diplomatic breakthrough in decades. Yet during the Biden administration’s four years, not a single additional country joined the accords — a failure that Trump and his team attributed to deliberate neglect driven by political spite.

The “fill out” language suggested that additional countries were in active discussions about joining. VP Vance had previously indicated that the Abraham Accords framework was being used as a template for broader regional normalization, with countries recognizing that economic development and AI cooperation offered more than continued hostility.

Egg Prices and Biden’s Legacy

Trump wove the economic update into his Muslim community address.

“We’re rapidly defeating inflation by reducing energy costs and even slashing the price of eggs by 50 percent,” Trump said.

He recalled the media coverage of his first week: “You know, when I got here, I was in one week, and I was being hit by the fake news media. They were saying, ‘Egg prices have quadrupled.’”

Trump’s response at the time: “I just got here. I didn’t even know. What’s the problem with eggs?”

He assigned blame: “But the problem with eggs was Joe Biden. That was the problem. He let them get out of control.”

He cited the trajectory: “As you probably saw last month, they went down 35 percent. And the quantity is so much that I don’t know — I think they’re going to go down a lot further. We have a total of over 50 percent in a few weeks, Lindsay. I’d say that’s pretty good.”

The egg price narrative had evolved from a political liability to a political asset. The media had weaponized high egg prices against Trump in his first week; now the administration was using the dramatic decline as evidence of effective policy. The five-prong USDA plan addressing biosecurity, flock repopulation, imports, research, and deregulation had produced measurable results within weeks.

Michigan Mayors: Ambassadors to Kuwait and Tunisia

Trump then made the ambassador announcements that carried both diplomatic and political significance.

“In particular, I want to thank two great gentlemen,” Trump said. “The mayor of Hamtramck, Michigan. How are you, Mr. Mayor? He’s done a great job as mayor, and he’s done a great job with his support of us.”

Trump addressed Mayor Amer Ghalib directly: “Mr. Amer Ghalib, thank you very much. You were such a tremendous endorsement right at the right time. Your timing was excellent. Thank you very much. And you’ll be the next ambassador to Kuwait.”

He offered a warm prediction: “You’re going to have a great time with Kuwait. Wonderful people. And this is a great place. So congratulations. Really terrific. I love them. They’re going to love you.”

Trump then announced the second appointment: “As well as the mayor of Dearborn Heights, Mr. Bill Bazzi. Bill, good job, Bill. And Bill actually is going to be the next ambassador to Tunisia.”

The appointments were politically significant on multiple levels. Hamtramck, Michigan, was America’s first Muslim-majority city council, and Ghalib had been one of the most prominent Muslim-American leaders to endorse Trump in 2024. Dearborn Heights was in the heart of Michigan’s large Arab-American community. Both mayors had broken with the traditional Democratic alignment of Muslim and Arab-American voters to support Trump.

Appointing them as ambassadors to Muslim-majority nations was a reward for political courage and a signal to the broader Muslim-American community that their support would be valued and reciprocated. The appointments also placed individuals with genuine cultural connections in positions where those connections would enhance American diplomacy.

Vance to the Marines

The compilation included VP Vance delivering a message at a Marine Corps event.

“The president of the United States said he wanted me to tell you two things,” Vance said. “First of all, that he loves you. And second of all, that he’s proud of you.”

Vance added his own statement: “So let me echo the president. Let me echo a grateful nation. You guys just keep on doing what you’re doing. We love you. We’re proud of you. And we’re going to support you every single step of the way.”

He concluded: “God bless you, Marine.”

The message was simple, direct, and carried particular weight coming from Vance, who had served in the Marine Corps himself. As a veteran addressing active-duty Marines, Vance was not a politician performing patriotism; he was a former Marine speaking to his brothers and sisters in service. The personal credibility made the message more powerful than any policy statement could have been.

Key Takeaways

• Trump pledged “lasting peace in the Middle East” through expanding the Abraham Accords, which “Biden did nothing to fill out” despite having “four great countries.”
• Mayor Amer Ghalib of Hamtramck, Michigan, named Ambassador to Kuwait; Mayor Bill Bazzi of Dearborn Heights named Ambassador to Tunisia — both early Trump endorsers from Muslim-American communities.
• Egg prices down over 50% since Trump took office: “The problem with eggs was Joe Biden. He let them get out of control.”
• VP Vance delivered Trump’s message to Marines: “He loves you and he’s proud of you. We’re going to support you every single step of the way.”
• Trump predicted the Abraham Accords would “fill out very quickly” as additional countries pursued normalization.