Trump To Cut Off $4B Annual Israel Aid By Year-End, Jokes He'd Move There To Become PM 'If People Got Tired Of Me'

What happened: President Donald Trump said the US will end nearly $4 billion in annual military aid to Israel by the end of the year, stating he and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to the cutoff months ago. Key numbers: About $4 billion in annual aid; $3.8 billion a year under a 10-year memorandum through 2028; Pew found 43 percent of Republicans aged 18 to 34 view Israelis Why it matters: Trump framed the move as neutralizing a domestic political target, while the year-end deadline accelerates a phaseout Netanyahu had said should take a decade. Weapons sales would continue. Coverage: 8 outlets in 24h

President Donald Trump said the US will end nearly $4 billion in annual military aid to Israel by the end of the year, stating he and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to the cutoff months ago.

Trump framed the move as neutralizing a domestic political target, while the year-end deadline accelerates a phaseout Netanyahu had said should take a decade. Weapons sales would continue.