‘Will never let you down’: Trump backs Netanyahu just 9 days before Israel goes to polls
President Trump, my friend Donald - thank you for your extraordinary endorsement. Israel has never had a greater friend in the White House. Together we will never let Iran's regime get nuclear weapons. Thank you for your clarity, courage and unwavering support. @realDonaldTrump https://t.co/GqaOVB74Dj
— Benjamin Netanyahu - בנימין נתניהו (@netanyahu) October 18, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC: Just nine days before a high-stakes election in Israel, President Donald Trump has extended his “complete and total endorsement” to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling him a “Great Warrior.”
Israel's legislative elections are scheduled for Oct 27 to elect all 120 members of the 26th Knesset. The poll is widely viewed as a critical referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his governing coalition.
Trump extends ‘complete’ support to Bibi days before key election
President Donald Trump has endorsed embattled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling him “a Great Warrior Prime Minister, and an even greater Partner for Peace in combating the Islamic Republic of Iran.”
In a post on his Truth Social on Sunday, oct 18, Trump wrote in all caps that Netanyahu “WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN!”
Trump’s support, which had been withheld for several months, could provide a boost to Netanyahu’s re-election campaign, as reports suggest the Israeli leader faces challenges ahead of the election.
The absence of an endorsement had been a setback for the Likud politician, who had presented his close ties with the Republican president as a selling point for remaining in power.
Trump says Netanyahu has ‘endured’ a lot
Trump wrote a lengthy post praising Netanyahu’s leadership and his actions against Iran.
“Bibi Netanyahu has been Strong, Brave, and Brilliant in the face of tremendous opposition,” writes Trump, “including that coming from even Israel, itself.”
Trump said Netanyahu had “endured and, in fact, he has thrived!”
Trump issues a "Complete and Total Endorsement" of Netanyahu, warning Israelis that if they elect anyone else, "America will have to do this work ourselves" in Iran. He calls Bibi an "even greater Partner for Peace" for waging the war with him. https://t.co/OVYXvx6nYw
— MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) October 18, 2026
“I have watched Bibi under the most trying of times,” writes Trump. “Normal men or women in such situations would have wilted under the pressure — But Bibi did not wilt, he actually got stronger, and maintains that same Strength today. This is the kind of Partner that the United States of America is demanding of Israel, a Country for which it has done so much.”
Netanyahu thanks Trump for his ‘tremendous’ support
"Thank you, President Trump, for the tremendous support and work together," Netanyahu said in a statement in Hebrew posted on X.
"Together we will complete the mission!"
Netanyahu’s Likud Party attached a 35-second video to the statement featuring clips of the two leaders together and Trump praising Netanyahu.
A total of 38 political parties are competing for seats, with around 11 expected to pass the 3.25% electoral threshold required to enter the Israeli Knesset.
