> “The left uses the $4 billion payment — that everybody knows about, it’s no secret — as a signal of unfairness,” Trump said Tuesday on Fox. “And we can’t allow that to happen. I don’t like that, because it’s too easy. It’s almost too easy a target. And Bibi and I have been talking, and we’ve agreed. He was very understanding of it.”
And that's it. Entirely a political circus stunt.
But isn't it a bit late coming on November 3?
Stunts usually start a lot earlier.
It’s All but Settled: The Reagan Campaign Delayed the Release of the Iranian Hostages [1]
And taught Iran how to mess with American elections. So smart.
For those who dislike reading articles, the article's title is misleading. The $4 billion in annual aid (material and monetary) is ending (or he's declared it'll end), but the US will still sell weapons to Israel. This is moving the cost to Israel rather than having the US subsidize their military.
From the Washington Sun [0]
> “The left uses the $4 billion payment — that everybody knows about, it’s no secret — as a signal of unfairness,” Trump said Tuesday on Fox. “And we can’t allow that to happen. I don’t like that, because it’s too easy. It’s almost too easy a target. And Bibi and I have been talking, and we’ve agreed. He was very understanding of it.”
And that's it. Entirely a political circus stunt.
But isn't it a bit late coming on November 3?
Stunts usually start a lot earlier.
It’s All but Settled: The Reagan Campaign Delayed the Release of the Iranian Hostages [1]
And taught Iran how to mess with American elections. So smart.
[0] https://www.washingtonsun.com/whitehouse/trump-says-us-will-...
From AP
[1] https://newrepublic.com/article/172324/its-settled-reagan-ca...
For those who dislike reading articles, the article's title is misleading. The $4 billion in annual aid (material and monetary) is ending (or he's declared it'll end), but the US will still sell weapons to Israel. This is moving the cost to Israel rather than having the US subsidize their military.