Trump claims endorsement turned the tide for Netanyahu
With 57.3% of ballot boxes counted as of 7:58 am, partial results released by the Central Elections Committee showed the pro-Netanyahu bloc securing 55 seats, against 49 for the anti-Netanyahu bloc. Arab parties were projected to win 16 seats.
When the endorsement went out, it helped him a lot,” Trump said. And it is doubtful we will ever have such a friendly president again,” Netanyahu said. Trump had urged Israelis to back Netanyahu in a social media post on Sunday, writing: “Vote for Bibi Netanyahu for Prime Minister, we have to finish the job that we started!”
US president Donald Trump has claimed that his endorsement helped Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu turn the tide in Israel’s 26th Knesset election, contributing to the incumbent’s better-than-expected performance. Partial results showed Netanyahu’s bloc leading the race but falling short of the majority needed to form a government. “It all took place AFTER the Endorsement by President Trump, who only wants what is good for the Middle East, Israel, and the United States of America! “I heard the poll numbers were wrong…, the exit polls; I heard he [Netanyahu] did very well. It was pretty close, but very well. The remarks came after Netanyahu publicly highlighted Trump’s support ahead of the election. “US President Donald Trump has come with a friendship that has never existed before between an Israeli prime minister and an American president.
On Wednesday, Trump took to Truth Social, where he shared comments by Irving C Schwartz, “When President Trump endorsed Bibi Netanyahu, the whole tide turned, and now, rather than a decisive defeat for a Great Prime Minister, it looks like a big come-from-behind stalemate, or even a WIN for Netanyahu. In a televised appearance late on Sunday night, the Israeli prime minister praised the US president’s backing.