The Canada Brief

World · 19 d ago

Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, 2025

Trump declines to endorse Netanyahu ahead of Israel's election

“In the world of politics, I don't trust anybody,” US President Donald Trump said on Thursday when asked whether he trusts Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

— Donald Trump

Oct

27

Tuesday

Israel

Asked whether he would get involved in the Oct 27 election, in which Netanyahu seeks another term, Trump said “they'd like me to be”, while calling their relationship “very good”.

Yashar (Eisenkot)

22 seats

Likud (Netanyahu)

18 seats

In September, Trump shared a poll that gave Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party 22 seats and Netanyahu's Likud 18.