Trump calls into Fox & Friends
The gist
U.S. president Donald Trump said on a Fox & Friends call-in that $4 billion in annual aid to Israel gets cut off at year's end.
The remark lands on midterm voting day, with aid to Israel a live campaign issue.
How it unfolded
- Nov 2, 2026Trump phoned in to Sean Hannity's Fox News show after 9 p.m., calling it his final interview before the midterms and saying he would do "Fox & Friends" the next morning.
- Nov 2, 2026A U.S. official confirmed U.S. strikes on Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz, including Qeshm Island, on the eve of the midterms.
- Nov 3, 2026Trump called into "Fox & Friends" and said U.S. aid to Israel would be cut off at the end of the year: "We were giving them $4 billion. We are. But it gets cut off at the end of the year."