Trump to End $4 Billion Annual U.S. Aid to Israel in 2027, Continue Arms Sales

President Donald Trump announced that the United States will stop providing about $4 billion in annual aid to Israel at the end of the year. He made the statement during a phone call to Fox News on Election Day for the midterms. Trump said Israel no longer needs the assistance and that the sum is too much for the United States to spend.

Trump said he reached the understanding with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whom he called Bibi. The two have discussed the idea for a couple of years, according to Trump. Netanyahu’s office did not immediately comment.

“Look, we give them $4 billion of things and money, and they don’t need it.”

Although aid will end, the United States will continue selling military hardware to Israel. Trump described the arrangement as barter, involving military aid or cash. He said Israel can pay for weapons if it needs assistance.

Trump criticized Democrats for turning U.S. aid to Israel into a campaign issue. He named Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed as a vocal critic of Israel. Far-right commentators such as Tucker Carlson have also questioned the value of the relationship.

Israeli opposition leader Yair Golan warned that ending military aid would deal a severe blow to Israel’s security. Golan, a former deputy military chief, said the burden of defense funding would fall entirely on the Israeli public while the country fights wars on multiple fronts.

A Chicago Council on Global Affairs poll from October 2026 found that 56 percent of Americans support reducing or ending military aid to Israel. Thirty-five percent want aid cut completely, 21 percent want it reduced, and 35 percent want current levels maintained. In 2012, 38 percent backed reducing or ending aid.

The United States has provided tens of billions of dollars in military aid to Israel in recent years. A 2016 security agreement signed by President Barack Obama committed $38 billion over 10 years, or $3.8 billion annually.