Donald Trump says US will stop $4B Israel aid after this year: "why should we suffer the slings"

On Election Day, President Donald Trump announced that Washington would stop $4 billion in annual aid to Israel after this year under an arrangement he said he had reached with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, while still selling Israel weapons. Trump gave no details on how funding would end before the current military-aid agreement expires in 2028, and neither the White House nor Netanyahu’s office responded to Reuters. He tied the decision partly to removing a political attack he said liberal Democrats use against Republicans, naming Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, who opposes military support without conditions. The timing came as voters cast midterm ballots and as talks continued about aid after 2028, marking a major change in U.S.-Israel relations. Gadi Eisenkot, a rival Israeli political leader, criticized Netanyahu after the change became public through the media.