Trump Ends Aid to Israel in Last Ditch Effort to Save Midterms With Emily Jashinsky (Video)

In this 3 November 2025 published video, host Mario Nawfal talks with Emily Jashinsky, an American journalist, commentator, and media critic known for her work in conservative media and political analysis, about how President Donald Trump announced that the United States will cut off approximately $4 billion in annual aid to Israel by the end of the year. The announcement, made during a morning interview on Election Day, was tied to domestic political strategy and criticisms surrounding the funding. 

On Election Day morning for the 2026 midterm elections, President Donald Trump announced that the United States will end its $4 billion annual military aid package to Israel at the end of this year. Speaking in a surprise telephone interview with Fox News’ Fox and Friends, Trump stated that the funding would be cut off because Israel is “a very successful country” and “they don’t need it”. 

The announcement marks a dramatic, sudden shift in decades of U.S. foreign policy. Political analysts and critics view the timing of the announcement—coinciding exactly with voters heading to the polls—as a last-ditch effort to sway voters and neutralize a contentious campaign issue. Support for Israel and the ongoing war in Gaza has become highly polarizing, drawing severe criticism from progressive Democrats as well as certain prominent right-wing conservative commentators. Trump specifically cited progressive candidates like Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed, an outspoken critic of U.S. military assistance to Israel. Trump called the aid a “bad talking point” for Republicans and questioned why they should “suffer the slings” when Israel is thriving. Trump claimed that he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to the cutoff months ago. He added that the decision was actually proposed by Netanyahu. While Netanyahu has previously discussed gradually tapering off U.S. aid over the course of a decade, he has given no prior public indication of agreeing to cut it entirely by the end of 2026. Trump clarified that while the direct $4 billion annual financial or material aid grants will end, the relationship will transition into a standard commercial arrangement. “You can consider it barter,” Trump said, emphasizing that Israel will still be allowed to purchase military hardware directly from the U.S. The announcement drew immediate internal political reactions. Former Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene criticized the move on social media, writing that Trump “getting permission from Netanyahu” to end the aid would not change the outcome of the midterm elections. Neither Netanyahu’s office nor the U.S. State Department immediately offered formal commentary on the sudden acceleration of the timeline. 

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