President Trump Says Israel Aid Ends

What happened

Updated 11:00am ET

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States will stop giving Israel roughly $4 billion in annual aid at the end of 2026.
Trump said he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed months ago to end the aid, but Israel could still buy American weapons.
Speaking on Election Day, Trump said Israel no longer needed the money and the aid gave Democrats a talking point against Republicans.
The current U.S.-Israel aid agreement provides $3.8 billion annually through 2028, and Netanyahu previously proposed phasing out assistance over a decade.
Netanyahu’s office had not confirmed the agreement, and Trump had not explained exactly which funding would end or how the cutoff would happen.

How the left told it

Left-leaning outlets emphasized the Election Day announcement and Trump’s stated aim of removing a Democratic attack line. The New York Times linked it to rapidly shifting politics around Israel; CNN highlighted his claim that Israel did not need assistance and his question about why Republicans should face criticism over the aid.

How the right told it

Right-leaning outlets emphasized Trump’s argument that Israel could support itself and that Netanyahu had agreed to end aid, while also noting the political motive. Fox News and the New York Post highlighted Trump’s statement, “They don’t need it”; Just the News stressed the shift from aid to weapons purchases.