Donald Trump says $4B yearly aid to Israel will be "cut off at the end of the year"

President Donald Trump said Tuesday in a Fox & Friends interview that the United States would stop its $4 billion in yearly assistance to Israel beginning in 2027, after what he described as years of discussions with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about ending the funding; Trump said Israel could manage without it. Netanyahu’s office did not immediately provide a response. The announcement comes amid extensive U.S. military support for Israel; a 2025 study estimated Washington supplied at least $21.7 billion in military help to Israel after the 2023 Gaza conflict began. Trump also said Democratic candidates, including Michigan Senate contender Abdul El-Sayed, have used the assistance as a campaign issue.