Trump says U.S. will end about $4 billion a year in aid to Israel
On Election Day, President Trump said on Fox & Friends that the U.S. will stop roughly $3.8 billion to $4 billion a year in security aid to Israel by year's end, while still selling weapons. He said Netanyahu agreed; early coverage said Israeli officials were still responding.
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What Trump said
MS NOW, ABC News, Semafor and Straight Arrow News reported Trump's Election Day remarks that annual aid would end because, in his words, Israel does not need it and can buy arms instead. The Hindu and Firstpost put the yearly figure at about $3.8 billion to $4 billion, tied to existing assistance. Adn and Newsweek likewise covered the announcement that grants would halt while weapons sales continue. Trump said Netanyahu asked for or was fine with the change; several reports noted Israeli officials were still clarifying.
Pushback and caveats
Breitbart aired Fox host Brian Kilmeade questioning whether ending aid would accommodate critics of Israel. CNN framed the move as a historic shift in U.S. politics around Israel aid. Semafor said the vow tees up a fight over a long-standing pillar of the alliance.
Why this matters
U.S. military aid to Israel is a central foreign-policy and midterm talking point. Trump's stated timeline would reshape that package if carried out, but implementation depends on agreements, sales rules and Congress.
What the right is saying
Breitbart's clip coverage showed conservative hosts split between accepting a shift to sales and warning that halting aid gives ground to Democrats' critique of Israel support.
What the left is saying
Left-leaning outlets tied the timing to Election Day politics and treated the announcement as a major break with past U.S. practice, including MS NOW, CNN, Semafor and ABC News.