Trump Claims Credit for Netanyahu's Election Comeback
Translated & summarized from Makor Rishon by baba
Former U.S. President Donald Trump asserted his endorsement of Benjamin Netanyahu turned the tide in Israel's elections from a potential defeat to a tie or victory. With 37% of votes counted, Netanyahu's Likud party leads, ahead of Gadi Eisenkot's Yesh Atid. Netanyahu stated his intention to form a strong right-wing government, while Eisenkot warned against further elections.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Donald Trump claimed his endorsement helped Benjamin Netanyahu's election comeback.
- With 37% of votes counted, Likud leads Yesh Atid by nearly six percentage points.
- Netanyahu aims to form a strong national right-wing government.
- Trump previously praised Netanyahu's strength and called other leaders a mistake.
- Gadi Eisenkot stated that additional elections would be a mistake.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump claimed on his Truth Social platform that his endorsement of Benjamin Netanyahu reversed the election trend from a "decisive defeat" to a "significant tie or even a victory." Trump stated that his support for Netanyahu, whom he referred to as "a great prime minister," led to a comeback, asserting that he "only wants what is good for the Middle East, Israel, and the United States of America."
As of the reporting, with 37% of valid votes counted, Netanyahu's Likud party was leading with 21.70% of the vote. This put Likud nearly six percentage points ahead of Gadi Eisenkot's Yesh Atid party, which had garnered 15.72%.
Trump's remarks echo comments he made a week prior, where he praised Netanyahu as "strong, brave, and brilliant" for withstanding "tremendous opposition," including from within Israel. He added that any other Israeli leader would be a mistake.
Netanyahu, speaking after initial results began to emerge, declared that the right-wing bloc has a "decisive, overwhelming majority" among Zionist and Jewish supporters of the Jewish state. He reiterated his commitment to forming a "strong national right-wing government" and warned against establishing a government reliant on "anti-Zionist Arab parties."
Earlier statements from Eisenkot indicated that further elections would be a mistake.
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