Trump Endorses Netanyahu for Reelection Ahead of Israel Vote
Trump backed Netanyahu’s reelection bid and warned Israel may face tougher choices against Iran if voters replace him.
- On Sunday, President Donald Trump endorsed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for reelection via Truth Social, marking his first public support in the current campaign.
- Israel will hold a national election on October 27, its first vote since the 2023 Hamas attack that plunged the country into war across Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran.
- Trump praised Netanyahu as a "Great Warrior Prime Minister," arguing his leadership is essential to confronting the Islamic Republic and claiming Iran would have acted on threats if not severely weakened.
- Netanyahu thanked Trump for the support shortly after the post, while Trump warned that electing a different leader would force America to "do this work ourselves."
- The endorsement follows months of withheld support as Trump and Netanyahu's strategies in the Middle East diverged, with Washington's expectations for a regional partner driving the shift.
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Just under a week and a half before the general election in Israel, US President Trump made an election recommendation for incumbent Netanyahu, a "partner for peace."
Trump says Netanyahu needs to be re-elected, or else US will have to 'finish the job’ against Iran alone - NEW YORK TIMES POST
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump is supporting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud Party in the Oct. 27 Knesset elections, urging Israel voters to pick the man he called a “great warrior” and U.S. “partner for peace” amid the multi-front war on Iran and its nuclear weapons [...]
New York, Oct 18 (EFE).- U.S. President Donald Trump this Sunday expressed his "total back" to Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the October 27 elections. "Please, this letter represents my full support for Bibi Netanyahu in his next campaign for re-election as Prime Minister [...] Trump's entry expresses his "total" support for Netanyahu for the October elections was first published in HolaNews.
Trump endorses embattled Israeli PM Netanyahu ahead of October 27 election
US President Donald Trump on Sunday endorsed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of Israel's October 27 elections. It was not clear what impact the endorsement would have on voters, since many Israelis have expressed disappointment with Trump over the outcome of the Iran war and the US president's ceasefire proposal.
This election will be the first to be held in Israel since the Hamas attack on 7 October 2023, to which Israel responded by launching a war that ravaged much of the Gaza Strip.
US President Donald Trump has endorsed current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of Israel's parliamentary elections on October 27. Netanyahu has already thanked the US president for his support.
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