Donald Trump said on the morning of the midterm elections that the United States will stop paying Israel about $4 billion a year by the end of 2026. He said in a Fox & Friends phone interview that he and Benjamin Netanyahu "made a deal months ago that we're stopping."

Trump said Israel no longer needs the money because it has become "a very thriving country", and that the United States would still "help Israel if they need it." Asked whether Israel could keep buying American weapons, he said "they can buy whatever they want." He offered no exact date or mechanism for when or how this would happen.

Trump tied the announcement to today's vote, which immediately brings skepticism. He called Israel aid "the best talking point that these lunatics have on the left" and turned to Michigan's Senate race, where Democrat Abdul El-Sayed faces Republican Mike Rogers. Trump has repeatedly called El-Sayed a "Muslim Brotherhood jihadist" without offering evidence.