Trump's Olay Sözler: I will move to Israel and become Prime Minister!

While critical midterm elections that will decide the future of Congress in the United States continue, President Donald Trump used striking remarks about Israel in a telephone interview with Fox News. Claiming to be extremely popular among the Israeli public, Trump made a humorous assessment of his political future in the United States and said he could run for the Israeli premiership.

Trump's statements on election day not only concerned his political future but also brought attention to his messages about the future of military and financial relations between Washington and Tel Aviv.

"I will move to Israel and become prime minister"

In a telephone call to Fox News, Trump claimed his popularity in Israel was at 99 percent. Considering the possibility that support for him in the United States might wane, Trump said, "If people in the United States get tired of me, I will move to Israel and become prime minister."

While it was reported that Trump said these words in jest, no information was shared about which public opinion poll the claim of 99 percent support in Israel was based on.

The President's remarks became one of the attention-grabbing political statements on the critical election day when millions of Americans cast their ballots.

2027 message for 4 billion dollars of aid to Israel

Another topic that stood out in Trump's interview was the annual aid of about 4 billion dollars that the US provides to Israel.

Trump said that Israel no longer needs aid of this scale from the US, announcing that the support would end in 2027.

The President said the decision does not mean the complete termination of military relations between the two countries. Trump, who said Israel could continue to purchase military equipment from the US, signaled that commercial defense ties could take the forefront instead of direct aid.

However, no details were shared about which legal and financial arrangements would implement the termination of aid.

We have been meeting with Netanyahu for two years

Trump also said that the future of American aid to Israel has long been on their agenda.

Trump, who said he has been discussing this issue with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for about two years, claimed that the idea of ending the aid had also been raised by Netanyahu.

Following Trump's statements, it was reported that the Netanyahu administration did not issue an official assessment initially.

U.S. military support to Israel is viewed as one of the most important components of the strategic partnership between the two countries. Accordingly, a potential move to end the aid is being evaluated as likely to have significant implications for the future of defense cooperation between Washington and Tel Aviv.

Is it a new era in U.S.-Israel relations?

Trump's remarks have sparked discussions that the U.S. could alter its traditional aid policy toward Israel.

It is noted that if direct financial and military aid is reduced or terminated, arms sales and commercial agreements could become more important in the defense relations between the two countries.

However, given the United States' current military aid arrangements to Israel and Congress's budgetary powers, it is stated that additional political and legal steps may be required to implement such a change.

A striking statement on the critical election day

Trump's remarks about becoming Israel's prime minister drew extra attention because they coincided with the day of the midterm elections in the United States.

While the election results are expected to affect the balance of power in Congress and the political space remaining in Trump’s term, allegations about the U.S. president’s popularity in Israel also entered the discussion.

Although Trump’s comment that he would 'move to Israel and become prime minister' was taken as a joke, his statement that annual billions of dollars of aid could be ended opened the door to a more serious debate about the future of U.S.-Israel relations.