Trump endorses Netanyahu for reelection ahead of the Oct. 27 Israeli vote, Vance declines to follow

Summary

President Donald Trump has endorsed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for reelection, The Philadelphia Inquirer, PBS NewsHour, CBS News and the LA Times reported on Sunday 18 October, the Inquirer and PBS NewsHour describing Netanyahu as embattled and the LA Times as politically imperiled. The NY Times said Trump endorsed Netanyahu as the best U.S. partner in a tight Israeli election, praising the embattled prime minister's endurance and saying any other candidate would be the 'wrong Leader', and Bloomberg said the endorsement followed months of increasing strain between the two leaders. Israelis are set to vote on Oct. 27, in the first national elections since Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, according to PBS NewsHour and CBS News. On Tuesday 20 October, NBC News, The Philadelphia Inquirer, PBS NewsHour and the LA Times reported that Vice President JD Vance had declined to endorse Netanyahu, a day after Trump's endorsement according to the Inquirer. 'I endorse American candidates, and that's where I'm focused on the midterms,' Vance said, according to PBS NewsHour, and NBC News noted that Vance campaigned for ousted Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán this spring.

Latest: Vice President JD Vance declined to endorse Netanyahu after Trump's endorsement, NBC News, The Philadelphia Inquirer, PBS NewsHour and the LA Times reported, PBS NewsHour quoting Vance: 'I endorse American candidates, and that's where I'm focused on the midterms', and NBC News noting that Vance campaigned for ousted Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán this spring.

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