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Nov 3, 2026 - World

President Donald Trump ignited an international firestorm Tuesday after casually claiming that U.S. aid to Israel would be “cut off” by the end of this year, leaving Israeli officials scrambling to make sense of the surprise announcement.“Let’s get to that breaking news that is causing a political and financial earthquake here in the region,” said Fox News’ Jonathan Hunt, reporting live Tuesday from Tel Aviv, Israel. “The president saying it’s not just about Israel’s needs, but it’s also about taking away a talking point that Democrats have been using against Republicans.”Israel is by far the greatest recipient of U.S. foreign aid, receiving more than $300 billion in inflation-adjusted dollars since 1948. The aid has come under scrutiny in recent years as Israel has carried out its ongoing military bombardment of Gaza, which countless human rights groups and a United Nations committee have labeled a genocide.Earlier on Tuesday, Trump called into “Fox & Friends” and casually dropped the announcement, confusing Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade, who pressed the president for answers.“We were giving them $4 billion [annually] — we are — but it gets cut off at the end of the year,” Trump told Kilmeade.“Why?” Kilmeade asked, to which Trump said the decision was made “because they don’t need it.”Trump’s announcement came one day after Iran fired surface-to-air missiles at U.S. aircraft flying over the Strait of Hormuz, prompting the U.S. military to carry out strikes on Qeshm Island, which sits in the middle of the strait. The announcement also confused Israeli officials, who said, according to Hunt, that the revelation came as a complete surprise.“The Israeli Finance Ministry now reportedly telling local media here that they were entirely unaware of any intention by the U.S. to cancel that $4 billion in aid, so it really is a political and financial earthquake here in the region,” Hunt said.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has supported a plan to phase out U.S. aid to Israel, but over a period of 10 years. However, he’s also backed a plan to integrate the U.S. and Israeli militaries in such a manner that critics warn would be difficult to reverse.

Nov 3, 2026 - World

Sailors aboard the USS George Washington voted in this year's election even as combat jets launched off the flight deck to support maritime security and stability operations near the Strait of Hormuz.

Nov 3, 2026 - World

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Nov 3, 2026 - World

President Donald Trump revealed Tuesday a potential escape plan he’s considering pursuing should Americans ever get “tired” of him.Calling into Fox News, Trump boasted about his popularity among Israelis, falsely claiming to have a “99% approval rating” in the Middle East nation. His supposed popularity there, Trump said, could provide him with a fresh political opportunity. “I’m at 99% approval rating in Israel, can you believe it?” Trump said. “In fact, if people ever got tired of me in the U.S., I’ll move to Israel and become prime minister. Think of it: I’m at 99%, I have the highest approval rating of anybody in history!”Trump’s claims regarding his popularity in Israel are undercut by several polls, including a recent poll from the Jewish People Policy Institute showing that just 10% of Israelis expressed having a great deal of confidence in Trump regarding U.S.-Israeli relations. A separate poll from the Jewish People Policy Institute published last month showed 69% of Israelis agreed that Trump was the friendliest U.S. president Israel had ever had.Back home, a Reuters/Ipsos poll completed Monday put Trump’s approval at just 32%, near the lowest of his career. Trump: "If people ever got tired of me in the US, I'll move to Israel and become prime minister" https://t.co/AfVG7YYoVe— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 3, 2026

Nov 3, 2026 - World

President Donald Trump left Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade confused Tuesday after casually revealing that he had brokered a deal to end U.S. aid to Israel “by the end of this year.”Calling into Fox News’ “Fox & Friends,” Trump boasted about his administration’s accomplishments on border security and accused former President Joe Biden of allowing noncitizens “who hate Israel” to come into the country “by the millions.” Trump then pivoted to reveal a supposed deal he had brokered with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.“As far as paying Israel, Bibi Netanyahu and I have made a deal… we give Israel $4 billion a year, and we made a deal months ago that we’re stopping [payments], and they’re fine with it, because they’ve become a very successful country, they don’t need it, and we won’t be paying anymore, Israel,” Trump said. “So it’s just a wasted thing because we’ve already agreed that by the end of this year, we won’t be paying Israel. Now, we’ll help Israel if they need it, you know, they’ve been a great ally and we’ve been the greatest of all allies — to many, many countries, we’ve been great to many countries!”Discussions about ending U.S. aid to Israel — the single largest recipient of U.S. foreign aid in history, having received more than $300 billion in inflation-adjusted dollars since its founding in 1948 — gained traction this year. However, discussions have centered on a plan to phase out aid over a decade, not by the end of this year.Netanyahu has backed the plan to phase out U.S. aid but has also championed a separate push to integrate the U.S. and Israeli militaries in an “unprecedented” fashion, one critics warn would be near-impossible to unwind.Trump’s remark immediately caught the attention of Kilmeade, who jumped in to clarify what the president meant.“So, Mr. President, you’re saying you’re not giving them $4 billion worth of weapons?” Kilmeade asked, likely referencing the roughly $4 billion in military assistance the United States gives to Israel every year.Trump brushed off the question and instead bragged that the U.S. had secured “total control” of the Strait of Hormuz — a claim undercut by U.S. strikes in the strait Monday — as Kilmeade tried, and failed, to pin him down.“You’re not — you’re no longer — you’re not — OK,” Kilmeade said, unsuccessfully trying to get Trump to answer his question.Later in the interview, Kilmeade pressed Trump on the matter again, to which the president finally responded.“Why? Because they don’t need it, Brian,” Trump said. "By the end of this year, we won't be paying Israel"- Trump just now on Fox News https://t.co/6vqTKEeIOm— Alexander Willis (@ReporterWillis) November 3, 2026