US midterms: Not even Trump's Israel aid stunt could rescue the Republicans

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US midterms: Not even Trump's Israel aid stunt could rescue the Republicans Submitted by Mohamad Elmasry on Thu, 11/05/2026 - 18:21 Washington's support for its ally has become an…

There is nothing particularly unusual about an election stunt. Politicians routinely perform them. Rarely, though, is a stunt as obvious as the one US President Donald Trump pulled on 3 November, Election Day, when he announced that America would, at year's end, stop providing $4bn in annual military aid to Israel.

For all his public disdain for polls he claims are "fake" or "rigged", the president understands their political significance.

Polling data suggests that American voters are increasingly uncomfortable contributing their tax dollars to Israel's military, particularly as costs rise in the US and Americans struggle to afford basic necessities.

An August Marquette Law School poll, for example, found that 52 percent of American adults believe Washington provides Israel with too much military aid. Only 16 percent said it provides too little.

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