Trump endorses embattled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for reelection

Trump said in a post on social media that Netanyahu "has been a Great Warrior Prime Minister, and an even greater Partner for Peace in combatting the Islamic Republic of Iran."

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4441x2961+0+0/resize/4441x2961!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F94%2Fbd%2Ffcfe0cef471fbc2526b243894172%2Fap26291551891113.jpg' alt='FILE - President Donald Trump listens as Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club, Dec. 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla.'/><p>Trump said in a post on social media that Netanyahu "has been a Great Warrior Prime Minister, and an even greater Partner for Peace in combatting the Islamic Republic of Iran." </p><p>(Image credit: Alex Brandon)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-148731' />