Can Trump’s endorsement save this embattled politician?

Published August 19, 2026 5:00am ET | Updated August 19, 2026 9:37am ET



President Donald Trump is proud of his endorsement record, in which his preferred candidate has won nearly every time, but there’s one notable candidate he has not formally endorsed for reelection this year.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is contesting his seventh nonconsecutive term as Israel’s prime minister this October, but Trump has yet to weigh in on Netanyahu’s political future.

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