Video: Al Jazeera English, aired Nov. 3, 2026, 7:15 p.m. ET.

“It will go through the Pentagon” — Al Jazeera English

Al Jazeera English · aired November 4, 2026 · 0:30

“He he phoneed in and made a surprising announcement that by year's end the US would stop offering aid to Israel. Is there any sense why Donald Trump decides to make this announcement on election day? Because he realizes that public opinion is moving away from the idea that the United States should continue to subsidize Israel. But there is a huge caveat with that and the caveat is that it moves from one fund to another fund. It will go through the Pentagon. There's every possibility that it will continue to get” — Al Jazeera English, 4 Nov 2026

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He he phoneed in and made a surprising announcement that by year's end the US would stop offering aid to Israel. Is there any sense why Donald Trump decides to make this announcement on election day? Because he realizes that public opinion is moving away from the idea that the United States should continue to subsidize Israel. But there is a huge caveat with that and the caveat is that it moves from one fund to another fund. It will go through the Pentagon. There's every possibility that it will continue to get