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"We thought it was a fait accompli. We assumed that was where the orcas were going, it looked like a done deal."

So, for now, Trump seems to be looking for a diplomatic solution - one Israel might have to accept as a fait accompli, regardless of its provisions.

But his promise to review consultant contracts that have been normally regarded as a fait accompli is a good start, some observers say.

Judging by remarks from Trump and Hegseth, the US already considers Russia's 2014 capture of Crimea and eastern areas in the Donbas as a fait accompli and that Ukraine won't be joining Nato.

At the time, it felt like an Oscar nomination was a fait accompli, and it still does.