Trump jokes about possible Israeli prime minister role
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on La Nouvelle Tribune and Zambian Observer
Donald Trump said he could move to Israel and become its prime minister if Americans grew tired of him. The US president, who also claimed 99% popularity in Israel without citing a poll, made the remarks during a phone interview with Fox News, according to La Nouvelle Tribune.
Donald Trump said on Tuesday 3 November 2026 that he could move to Israel and become prime minister if Americans turned away from him. The US president was speaking during a phone interview with Fox News on the day of the midterm elections, according to La Nouvelle Tribune.
Donald Trump claimed that his popularity reached 99% in Israel, without citing a poll, before joking: “If people got tired of me in the United States, I would move to Israel and become prime minister.” He had already made similar remarks on 20 May 2026, in front of the US press.
During the same interview, the US president said that US military aid to Israel, which he estimated at $4 billion, would end at the end of the year. The statement came as Democrats won both chambers of the US Congress in the midterm elections, according to the results reported by the overview of the US midterms.
