Trump Announces End to $4 Billion US Aid to Israel, Citing Sovereignty
In a Fox & Friends interview, the former president says a deal with Netanyahu will stop the aid, sparking debate over foreign spending.
Former President Donald Trump announced that the United States will stop sending the annual $4 billion aid to Israel, saying in a Fox & Friends interview that he and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a deal “months ago” to end the assistance, and adding “They're fine with…”. A New York Post headline captured his sentiment: “They don't need it.”
Trump said he reached a deal with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who agreed to the move, and that Netanyahu had approached him about the idea during a phone call, with the two having discussed it for a couple of years.
According to different outlets, Trump indicated the aid would end this year, next year, or at the end of 2026, but he did not provide details. The Hill reported that Trump blamed a bad “talking point” for the aid cutoff, amid a debate that includes military aid and campaign contributions from Israeli backers.
Original reporting
Al Jazeera
Trump says that US will stop paying Israel aid after year-end
Military aid to Israel and campaign contributions from Israel's backers to US candidates has animated political debate.
Read the original →New York Post
Trump says US will end $4B in annual aid to Israel:’They don’t need it’
Donald Trump announced plans to end nearly $4 billion in annual US aid to Israel, saying Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to the move.
Read the original →The Hill
Trump says US will cut off $4B in aid to Israel, blames bad ‘talking point’
President Trump said on Tuesday that he has reached a deal with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that will end U.S. aid to Israel this year. Trump said in an interview with “Fox and Friends” that he and Netanyahu made a deal “months ago” for Washington to end its aid to Israel. “They’re fine with…
Read the original →NBC News
Trump says U.S. will stop $4B in military aid to Israel at end of 2026
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he has made a deal with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the U.S. to stop sending $4 billion in aid annually to Israel, without providing details.
Facts this version was allowed to use
- US President Donald Trump announced that the United States will stop sending annual aid to Israel, according to multiple outlets.
- The annual US aid to Israel affected is $4 billion.
- Trump said the aid would stop at the end of 2026, according to NBC News.
- Trump said the US would end aid to Israel next year, according to PBS News.
- Trump said the US would end aid to Israel this year, according to The Hill.
- Trump said he reached a deal with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to end US aid to Israel.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to the move, according to the New York Post.
- Trump said in a Fox & Friends interview that he and Netanyahu made a deal "months ago" for Washington to end its aid to Israel, according to The Hill.
- Trump said: "They're fine with..." according to The Hill.
- Trump made the announcement in an interview with Fox & Friends on Tuesday, according to The Hill.
- Trump told Fox News Channel during a phone call on Tuesday that Netanyahu had approached him about the idea, according to PBS News.
- Trump said he and Netanyahu have been talking about the idea for a couple years, according to PBS News.
- Trump did not provide details, according to NBC News.
- The New York Post headline quotes Trump saying of Israel: "They don't need it."
- Military aid to Israel and campaign contributions from Israel's backers to US candidates have animated political debate, according to Al Jazeera.
- The Hill reported Trump blamed a bad "talking point" for the aid cutoff.
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