Donald Trump Throws Last-Ditch Israel Hail Mary to MAGA Skeptics
Summary
President Donald Trump said he would end U.S. military aid to Israel, which currently totals about $3.8 billion a year, and linked the decision to political arguments used by Democrats and concerns among voters about overseas spending. The aid agreement runs through 2028, and Trump has not explained how he would end the payments early.Key Facts
- Trump discussed ending aid to Israel in an Election Day interview with Fox News' Fox & Friends.
- He said Israel no longer needs the aid and cited Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed as a critic of U.S. funding.
- El-Sayed has argued that taxpayer money should go to domestic priorities and opposes funding foreign militaries generally.
- A June Quinnipiac poll found that 48 percent of voters thought the United States was too supportive of Israel.
- The poll found that 55 percent of independents and 20 percent of Republicans thought U.S. support was excessive.
- The poll also found that 69 percent of Republicans considered U.S. support for Israel appropriate.
- The current U.S.-Israel military aid agreement provides $3.8 billion annually through 2028.
- Trump has not explained how he would end the aid agreement two years early.
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