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General U.S. NewsNov 3, 2026·2 min read

Trump says U.S. cutting $3.8 billion annual security assistance to Israel

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Trump says U.S. cutting $3.8 billion annual security assistance to Israel

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Subscribed with another email? Logout and Login with that one. Account subscription benefits alongside Premium Stories, Editorials, Opinions and more. Unlock these with Subscription Published - November 04, 2026 12:40 am IST - Washington U.S. President Donald Trump. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday (November 3, 2026) that Washington is ending a 10-year security assistance accord with Israel that allowed $3.8 billion in annual assistance to its ally until 2028. Mr. Trump said Israel was “fine” with him ending the assistance, which began in 2019 and was signed under his predecessor, Barack Obama, three years earlier. “We’ll help Israel if they need it,” Mr. Trump added in an interview on “Fox and Friends,” saying that he had agreed with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to cut the assistance. “Israel’s our number one; we give them more than anybody else, and they no longer need it... Senate in Tuesday’s (November 3, 2026) midterm elections after harnessing popular discontent and anti-Israel sentiment, as part of the reasoning behind the decision to end aid. “Why should we suffer the slings from lunatics like an El-Sayed when they don’t need it?” he said on Fox , referring to Israel and the assistance.

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Donald Trump said Israel was “fine” with him ending the assistance, which began in 2019 and was signed under his predecessor, Barack Obama, three years earlier

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“Why should we suffer the slings from lunatics like an El-Sayed when they don’t need it?” he said on Fox , referring to Israel and the assistance.[1]

The United States will stop providing $4 billion in annual aid to Israel starting next year, President Donald Trump claimed in an Election Day interview.[2]

In his Senate race, Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed has tried to tap into this isolationist sentiment, describing his plans for slashing aid to Israel — and increasing benefits for US citizens — as an “ America First ” agenda.[3]

Democrats need to gain four seats in Tuesday’s midterm elections to wrest back the Senate from Republicans and rein in Trump.[4]

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But it would scarcely threaten Israel’s ability to pursue whatever foreign policy it sees fit.

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“There are millions of Michiganders whose number one issue is getting their costs down,” said Schumer.

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“Why should we suffer the slings from lunatics like an El-Sayed when they don’t need it?” he said on Fox , referring to Israel and the assistance.

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The United States will stop providing $4 billion in annual aid to Israel starting next year, President Donald Trump claimed in an Election Day interview.

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