Trump endorses Netanyahu ahead of Israeli election; Vance stays neutral
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U.S. President Donald Trump endorsed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for re-election, backing his longtime ally ahead of Israel’s Oct. 27 vote and warning that the United States could otherwise be left to confront Iran alone.
In a Sunday post on Truth Social, Trump called Netanyahu a “Great Warrior Prime Minister” and “an even greater Partner for Peace” in confronting Iran. He wrote that Iran had been “systematically destroyed both militarily and financially” and warned that “unless they change their ways, rapidly, we will soon finish the job.” Trump added that if Israel chose “anyone other than Bibi,” the United States would have to do the work itself.
Netanyahu thanked Trump for his support. The Israeli leader, the country’s longest-serving prime minister, is seeking a seventh term. Polling cited by Al Jazeera and the Forward indicates that neither Netanyahu’s Likud-led coalition nor the opposition led by former military chief Gadi Eisenkot is projected to secure the 61 seats required for a Knesset majority.
Vice President JD Vance declined to join Trump’s endorsement. In an interview published Monday, Vance said he was “not getting involved in Israeli elections,” while stressing that he was neither endorsing nor opposing Netanyahu. Vance said his attention was focused on endorsing U.S. candidates in the midterm elections.
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