Trump To End $4 Billion In Annual Aid To Israel

Daily Wire · CNN, CNN and Fox News report that President Donald Trump announced on Election Day that U.S. aid to Israel, about $4 billion a year, will be cut off by year's end. Speaking to Fox, he argued Israel is prosperous, can buy its own weapons, and, as he put it, "they don't need it." He acknowledged the issue is a political liability, pointing to Michigan's Senate race between Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers.

Trump described the aid as hardware and money and said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu proposed ending it. CNN notes the current agreement, begun in 2018 and expiring in 2028, provides $3.8 billion annually, and says it has asked Netanyahu's office and the White House for comment. Daily Wire · CNN recalls Netanyahu telling "60 Minutes" in May that he wanted the military component reduced to zero.

Timing of a related Netanyahu warning differs: CNN places it days before Israel's election, Fox says October. CNN adds that Yair Golan, who leads Israel's Democrats party, faulted Netanyahu over the decision, while Fox says terms of any change remain undetailed.

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