Trump Vows to End $4 Billion Israel Aid, Claiming Savings for America
The president says a deal with Netanyahu will halt the annual military assistance, a move he ties to national priorities and upcoming elections.
For many voters the $4 billion a year that Washington sends to Israel looks like a drain on the Treasury, and President Trump says he has struck a deal with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to stop the payments by year‑end.
In a recent interview Trump suggested the funding will be brought to a close, a story reported by CBS News’ Nicole Sganga and linked by NBC News’ Gabe Gutierrez to the midterm election stakes.
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Trump says U.S. will stop sending $4 billion yearly military assistance to Israel by end of year
President Trump suggested that the U.S. will bring its funding for Israel to a close in a recent interview. CBS News' Nicole Sganga reports.
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U.S. will stop $4B in aid to Israel at the end of the year, Trump says
President Donald Trump said that he has made a deal with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the United States to stop sending $4 billion in aid annually to Israel. NBC News' Gabe Gutierrez reports on what this means for the U.S. midterm elections.
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- The United States sends $4 billion in military assistance to Israel annually.
- President Donald Trump said the U.S. will stop sending $4 billion yearly in military assistance to Israel by the end of the year.
- President Donald Trump said that he has made a deal with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the United States to stop sending $4 billion in aid annually to Israel, according to NBC News.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is named by President Trump as party to a deal on stopping U.S. aid, according to NBC News.
- Trump suggested in a recent interview that the U.S. will bring its funding for Israel to a close, according to CBS News.
- CBS News' Nicole Sganga reported on the matter.
- NBC News' Gabe Gutierrez reported on what the aid stoppage means for the U.S. midterm elections.
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