Transcript [00:00] All right. So, President Trump has [00:01] issued a ringing endorsement of Prime [00:03] Minister Netanyahu, and that's what this [00:05] video is going to be about. Originally, [00:06] I was just going to put it in just like [00:08] as a detail in some other video about [00:10] the elections, but there's so much talk [00:12] about it in Israel today. And it's a [00:14] very interesting development and it can [00:16] kind of cut in a number of different [00:18] directions. So, that's what we're going [00:20] to do in this video. And please [00:22] remember, I'm going to mention this [00:24] multiple times in this video. We have a [00:25] big event coming up on Sunday all about [00:27] the impact of these elections. uh a [00:30] webinar. You can sign up for it in the [00:32] link in the description of this video. [00:33] I'll talk about that more in a little [00:35] bit. But let's get to the top headline. [00:37] Okay, here we go. So, this is Trump. [00:40] This is Trump's actual endorsement. And [00:42] here's what it says. [00:44] BB Netanyao to the great people of [00:46] Israel. BB Netanyahu has been a great [00:48] warrior, prime minister, and an even [00:50] greater partner for peace in combating [00:52] the Islamic Republic of Iran with its [00:55] 51-year-old chant, Death to Israel, [00:57] Death to America. I don't know what he [00:59] means by 51-year-old chant because the [01:01] Islamic Republic came to power in 1979. [01:04] But be that as it may, death to Israel, [01:07] death to America, we will destroy the [01:09] little Satan and the big Satan. What [01:11] country can survive when things such as [01:13] this are allowed to be said because [01:15] eventually they always end up being [01:17] true. It would have been only a question [01:20] of time until Iran would have put that [01:21] ominous phrase into effect. But they [01:23] have been systematically destroyed both [01:25] militarily and financially. And unless [01:28] they change their ways rapidly, [01:31] we will soon finish the job. If Israel [01:33] has the wrong leader, which would be [01:35] anyone other than BB, America will have [01:37] to do this work ourselves, and I am not [01:39] inclined to do so. BB Netanyahu has been [01:42] strong, brave, and brilliant in the face [01:44] of tremendous opposition, including that [01:46] coming from even Israel itself. Despite [01:49] all of that, he has endured, and in [01:52] fact, he has thrived. I have watched BB [01:54] under the most trying of times. Normal [01:56] men or women in such situations would [01:58] have wilted under the pressure. But BB [02:00] did not wilt. He actually got stronger [02:02] and maintains the same strength today. [02:05] This is the kind of partner that the [02:06] United States of America is demanding of [02:08] Israel. [02:11] H a country for which it has done so [02:13] much. Please let this letter serve to [02:16] represent my complete and total [02:17] endorsement of BB Netanyahu in his [02:20] upcoming race for reelection [02:23] as prime minister of Israel. BB Netanyao [02:26] will never let you down. Thank you for [02:28] your attention to this matter. Donald J. [02:29] Trump, president of the United States of [02:31] America. Now the key line in here that I [02:33] want to focus on is where he says [02:36] if Israel has the wrong leader which [02:39] would be anyone other than BB America [02:42] will have to do this work ourselves and [02:44] I'm not inclined to do so. So if we just [02:47] take that at face value he's saying that [02:49] if anyone other than Nathaniel becomes [02:51] prime minister he's not going to want to [02:54] continue this this fight against Iran to [02:58] take down the Iranian regime. BB's been [03:00] his wingman. he's been his partner in [03:01] this. Um, it could very well be that [03:04] BB's been the main strategist here, [03:07] maybe working with Trump, and we don't [03:09] know how we don't know the details of [03:10] the relationship, but it seems a bit [03:13] curious to link your foreign policy to a [03:16] personal relationship in this way. Uh, [03:19] saying that if anyone other than BB is [03:21] in there, then America will have to deal [03:23] with Iran by ourselves. They're not [03:24] going to work with Israel anymore. Uh, [03:27] and this line, the whole tone of this [03:30] endorsement and this line especially is [03:32] causing a bit of a stir in Israel and [03:34] it's making a lot of people [03:35] uncomfortable. Uh, listen, full [03:37] disclosure, I have been voting for Prime [03:40] Minister Netanyahu. [03:42] Ever since he first ran for Prime [03:43] Minister in 1996, uh, in almost every [03:46] election, I voted for him. Uh, and uh, [03:50] but even for me, like I I love the fact [03:53] that he gets along great with President [03:54] Trump. might be the most important asset [03:56] that uh that Netanyahu has in this [03:59] election right now. Maybe that's what [04:00] this endorsement is about. I do consider [04:02] it a major strategic uh imperative that [04:05] whoever is prime minister of Israel be [04:07] able to deal with the next two years of [04:08] President Trump. And that for me is [04:10] reason uh enough to vote for for [04:13] Netanyahu right now, regardless of other [04:15] concerns that one might have. That's my [04:17] personal opinion. But even so, this is a [04:22] little bit over the top and there's good [04:24] reason for it to make some people [04:26] uncomfortable. But let's move on to some [04:28] of the other reactions that we have [04:30] here. Trump endorses Netanyahu days [04:32] before Israeli election warns US could [04:34] face Iran alone if PM loses. And I just [04:38] wanted to pull out one piece of this [04:40] down here and it talks about what you [04:43] know what what went on maybe behind the [04:47] scenes. Some of Trump's closest advisers [04:49] and allies have voiced concerns over the [04:52] decision to publicly support Netanyahu. [04:54] Two sources familiar with the details [04:55] told the Jerusalem Post. One key figure [04:58] in this latest development may have been [05:00] John Mclaclin. Mlaughlin is a pollster [05:03] for both Trump and Netanyahu and the [05:05] data he had at his disposal may have [05:08] influenced the president's decision. [05:09] We'll get into that more in a bit. [05:10] There's another story on what may have [05:12] influenced Trump's decision right now. [05:14] Let's keep going. Netanyahu thanked [05:16] Trump for his endorsement in a post on X [05:19] uh writing, "Thank you, President Trump, [05:20] for the tremendous support in the joint [05:22] work. Together, we will complete the [05:23] mission. Now for some reactions from [05:26] Israel." Yashar party leader Gaddy [05:28] Eisenkot, who was seen as the main [05:30] opposition candidate to replace [05:31] Netanyahu as prime minister, responded [05:33] to Trump on the N12 news site. Quote, "I [05:36] have very great respect for President [05:38] Trump, but the only ones who will decide [05:40] the election are the citizens of Israel, [05:42] and I will continue to stand by that," [05:43] Eisenkott said. [05:45] And now u a more favorable reaction. [05:48] President Trump is one of the state of [05:50] Israel's greatest friends in the world. [05:51] He has walked a long path alongside us [05:53] to bolster our national security. For [05:56] that every Israeli citizen should be [05:57] grateful. Religious Zionist party leader [05:59] and finance minister Balos Motrich said [06:02] Trump is quote is also well aware of the [06:05] tremendous achievements attained through [06:06] the cooperation of our two nations and [06:08] their leaders and of the degree to which [06:10] Netanyahu's leadership has contributed [06:11] to these successes. It has been a [06:13] tremendous privilege for me to be a part [06:15] of those achieve achievements and work [06:16] alongside both leaders over the past few [06:19] years. Smutri added, the citizens of [06:20] Israel are the ones who will decide the [06:22] outcome of the elections. However, it [06:24] would be wise to listen to the president [06:26] of the world's greatest superpower [06:28] simply because he is right. He [06:29] continued, okay, so that's a couple [06:31] reactions and I'm going to say it again. [06:33] I I think that there is a good argument [06:34] to be made regardless of this [06:36] endorsement uh that even look I have my [06:40] I have issues personally. I don't want [06:42] to share all my political views, but I I [06:44] suppose I should. I mean, I I totally I [06:47] I have a big problem with the mass [06:51] exemptions from serving in the army uh [06:54] that are given out to the Karedi [06:56] community. I think that is an [06:57] existential threat to Israel. And as [06:59] someone who has children fighting on the [07:01] front lines, uh I I think it is uh uh it [07:04] is abhorrent and and I think it's a very [07:07] big problem in Israeli society that [07:09] needs to be solved. Um, and if we [07:12] weren't in the middle of this situation [07:15] with Iran and Kamas and having Trump in [07:18] office and the way it's all gone over [07:20] the last few years, I might be more open [07:23] to entertaining a change that could [07:25] actually break the deadlock uh of the of [07:29] the strangle hold on the Israeli [07:30] political uh situation that the that the [07:33] that the Karedi parties have because of [07:35] this exemption issue. I think it's a [07:37] very serious issue. I relate to all of [07:38] that. I have a lot of friends who are [07:40] voting for opposition parties over this [07:43] issue. I I totally respect that. At the [07:45] same time, my feeling is that where we [07:48] are right now with unfinished business [07:50] on all these different fronts and Trump [07:52] in office for two more years and [07:54] everything that's gone on until now that [07:56] we've seen and and dealing with this [07:58] unfinished business in the best possible [08:00] way, it would be foolish to remove [08:02] Netanyahu now. And this also goes for [08:04] people whose big issue is accountability [08:05] for October 7th. I totally hear that [08:08] Netanyahu was prime minister for October [08:10] 7th and how can you let him stay in [08:11] power? I understand the accountability [08:13] issue but that's but at the same time [08:18] what what the next two and a half years [08:20] look like is not about ideals or what is [08:23] just or accountability or about the very [08:26] long term. It's about dealing [08:26] [clears throat] with the next couple of [08:28] years which could be existential for [08:29] Israel. And for that I think it is [08:31] important that we have Netanyahu [08:33] together there with Trump. Now, again, [08:35] I'm not I don't want to be officially [08:37] endorsing anyone. I respect different [08:38] viewpoints here. Uh I don't yet know [08:41] exactly which party I'm going to be [08:42] voting for uh in this election. I'll [08:45] probably be going with a party that is [08:46] in the Netanyahu coalition. Um but uh [08:50] whatever that's that's my feeling. It's [08:52] still I I also understand why this [08:54] endorsement could make a lot of people [08:55] uncomfortable. You take a look at uh at [08:58] this reaction. This was a uh uh similar [09:01] to Eisenkot, but he went a little [09:02] further. Li Vdar Lieberman who is the [09:06] head of the Israel Betenu party. Israel [09:07] Betenu chairman MK Vdar Lieberman [09:09] criticized US President Donald Trump's [09:11] relationship with Prime Minister [09:12] Nathaniel on Monday accusing the [09:14] American president of seeking to run [09:16] Israel through BB the puppet. [09:19] Quote, I understand that President Trump [09:21] finds it very convenient to run Israel [09:23] through BB the puppet. Lieberman said, [09:24] "We are seeing things here that we've [09:26] never seen before. Trump says he won't [09:28] attack in Beirut because I told him not [09:30] to." And he says, "Be will do everything [09:32] I tell him to I tell him to do." Which [09:34] is true. Trump has said those things. [09:37] Lieberman said, "I appreciate President [09:39] Trump. He has genuinely done a great [09:41] deal for the citizens of Israel, but the [09:42] decision is the decisions of the [09:44] citizens of Israel. Any leader elected [09:46] in the state of Israel will know how to [09:48] work very well with President Trump. But [09:49] we are on an independent but we are an [09:52] independent and sovereign country, and [09:53] we must behave like an independent and [09:55] sovereign country," Lieberman added. I'm [09:57] hardly in a position to interpret [09:59] President Trump, but the decision is [10:00] ours. We will know how to work well with [10:02] both Trump and others. This is a very [10:05] this is a very sensible sentiment. Um, [10:09] look, he's right, and that's why I said [10:12] at the beginning of the video, it kind [10:13] of cuts both ways. This endorsement rubs [10:16] me the wrong way to say in in the [10:19] endorsement that if BB is not prime [10:22] minister, then you're not going to work [10:24] with whoever comes next and dealing with [10:26] Iran. I mean, it's kind of like it can [10:29] come off as an attempt at blackmailing [10:31] the Israeli people to scare them into [10:34] voting for Nathaniel. Like, oh my gosh, [10:36] we're in danger of losing the US Israel [10:38] relationship. we're in danger of using [10:40] US cooperation or the or the US backing [10:44] for what we need to do for our security [10:46] and defense if we don't elect BB. It's [10:48] it it rubs me the wrong way. Even as [10:50] someone who who gen who votes for the [10:54] Netanyahu coalition, this rubs me the [10:56] wrong way, got to say. All right, let's [10:59] go further. Why take a chance? Trump [11:01] backs Netanyahu wants a good [11:02] relationship to continue. So this this [11:04] story covers comments that Trump made [11:07] after the endorsement came out where he [11:09] elaborated. US President Donald Trump [11:11] said in an interview with N12 News on [11:13] Sunday that he had always intended to [11:14] endorse Prime Minister Benjamin [11:16] Netanyahu but deliberately waited to [11:18] make his support public. I always [11:20] intended to express support for BB, [11:22] Trump confirmed. I didn't want to do it [11:23] too soon. I decided to express support [11:26] for Netanyahu because we have a good [11:27] relationship and that we will continue [11:30] to do good things together. asked [11:32] whether his endorsement meant that he [11:33] would be unable to work with another [11:35] Israeli prime minister. Trump replied, [11:37] "Maybe I can work with someone else and [11:40] maybe I won't. Why take a chance?" Okay, [11:44] so [11:46] yeah, more of the same. Now, before we [11:48] go on, I want to uh just tell you a [11:50] little bit more about that webinar. Uh [11:52] this is all about the elections, all [11:53] about this topic we're talking about. We [11:55] have two big elections coming up. The [11:57] Israeli election and the American [11:58] election happening really within a [12:00] couple weeks of each other. Two [12:01] elections, two nations, one critical [12:03] moment. How the Israeli and American [12:04] elections could reshape the Middle East. [12:06] We have a phenomenal phenomenal panel [12:09] here. You do not want to miss this [12:10] webinar. Uh I mean just like great great [12:12] speakers here. I can't wait for it. Dr. [12:14] Gotti Ta, senior lecturer at Hebrew [12:16] University of Jerusalem, one of the most [12:18] prominent public intellectuals and and [12:20] media figures in Israel. He's going to [12:22] be with us. Mark Zel who's the chairman [12:24] of the GOP in Israel. Jonathan Shanzer, [12:26] executive director of the foundation for [12:28] defense of democracies, Will [12:30] Chamberlain, senior counsel at Article [12:32] 3, very important political uh mind in [12:35] America today. And Dr. AJ Noli, who is [12:38] professor uh at the Regent University, [12:41] school of the Robertson School of [12:42] Government at Regent University. Uh and [12:44] this will be at 2 p.m. on Sunday. But [12:46] even if you can't make it, you should [12:47] still sign up because by signing up, by [12:50] registering, you will receive an email [12:52] with a link to watch the whole webinar [12:54] on your own time whenever it's [12:56] convenient for you after it airs. So, [12:58] you can attend live or you can watch it [13:00] on your own, but you got to register [13:01] either way. It's going to be 2 p.m. [13:03] Eastern time on Sunday. That will be [13:05] 8:00 p.m. in Israel because Israel will [13:06] have changed its clocks. It'll be a [13:08] six-hour time difference. So, 800 PM in [13:09] Israel, 2 p.m. on the East Coast in the [13:12] United States. And you can make the rest [13:14] of the calculations yourself. And you [13:16] can sign up by clicking the link in the [13:17] description of this video or you can uh [13:21] scan this QR code and get yourself [13:23] signed up. That's this coming Sunday. [13:24] You do not want to miss this webinar. [13:27] Okay, let's get back to let's get back [13:30] to the news uh of this uh this story. [13:34] Now, in terms of, you know, Trump said [13:36] in that previous piece that I just read [13:38] you, he said that he he didn't want to [13:40] do it too soon. He was waiting. Well, [13:41] there's another story that broke today [13:43] about why he waited till particularly [13:45] now. Trump waited for favorable election [13:47] polling before endorsing Netanyahu. [13:50] Sources say hm interesting. US President [13:53] Donald Trump held off on publicly [13:54] endorsing Prime Minister Netanyahu [13:57] until internal polling data indicated [13:59] that Netanyahu had a realistic chance of [14:01] winning. Political sources familiar with [14:03] con with the contacts told Maiv [14:07] Netanyahu had planned for Trump's social [14:09] media post which was released under [14:11] embargo to allow journalists to leave [14:13] the briefing. Trump BB gave a briefing [14:16] yesterday about security uh with his [14:18] security doctrine um by a public [14:21] endorsement accompanied by a public [14:22] endorsement from the American president. [14:24] Mariv learned that the two developments [14:26] were more closely coordinated than they [14:28] appeared publicly, according to Likood [14:30] officials, meaning that that it was [14:32] coordinated to coincide with BB giving [14:34] this big briefing on national security [14:36] yesterday, which is really a campaign [14:38] speech [14:39] and that it was timed for the Trump [14:42] endorsement to come then because BB's [14:44] linking the relationship to Trump to [14:46] Israel's national security. That's the [14:48] idea here. My um according to Likood [14:50] officials, Trump's announcement did not [14:52] come as a surprise. They said there had [14:54] never been any doubt that Trump would [14:55] back Netanyahu ahead of the elections. [14:57] The main question was when. The very [14:59] fact that Trump had refrained until now [15:00] from explicitly expressing support for [15:03] Netanyahu increased the media impact of [15:05] the announcement, party officials said, [15:06] meaning if it had happened too soon, it [15:08] wouldn't have been as good. Now it's [15:09] only a few days before the election. [15:11] Another Lud official argued that those [15:13] who concluded from Trump's silence that [15:14] he did not intend to support Netanyahu [15:16] created expectations that proved [15:18] unfounded, turning an expected [15:20] endorsement into a major news event. [15:22] However, political sources familiar with [15:24] the contacts presented a somewhat more [15:26] complicated picture. According to those [15:29] sources, Trump had indeed hesitated [15:31] before publicly endorsing Netanyahu. One [15:33] reason, this is really interesting, was [15:35] his experience in a Hungary's elections [15:38] where he backed Victor Orban, who [15:40] subsequently lost. Trump does not like [15:42] backing losers. The sources said Trump [15:44] did not want to gamble again on a [15:46] candidate who might lose. In recent [15:48] weeks, they claimed the American [15:50] president had closely monitored [15:52] Netanyahu's political standing and the [15:54] balance of power between Israel's rival [15:56] political blocks. Internal polling data [15:59] presented to Trump indicated, according [16:02] to the sources, that Likood and the [16:03] right-wing block were gaining strength, [16:06] that the blocks were tied, and in some [16:09] surveys that the right had even moved [16:11] ahead. The sources said the figures [16:13] convinced Trump that Netanyahu had a [16:15] genuine chance of winning the elections [16:17] and played a significant role in his [16:19] decision to end his public silence and [16:22] issue an explicit endorsement at this [16:23] polit at this particular moment. Um, [16:27] very interesting background. Now, uh, [16:30] let's move on to some to the reactions [16:32] coming from Netanyahu himself. Israel [16:34] could face a hostile US president after [16:36] Trump leaves office. Netanyahu warns. [16:38] Prime Minister Neta warned on Sunday [16:40] that Israel could face a hostile US [16:42] president in two years, emphasizing the [16:44] need to capitalize on the time remaining [16:46] in the US President Donald Trump's term. [16:49] Quote, there's a window of another two [16:50] years with President Trump. And one of [16:52] the questions in these elections is who [16:54] will work with Trump, who will complete [16:57] the remaining work, Netanyahu said, [16:59] speaking as he presented his security [17:01] strategy for Israel in the coming years. [17:03] Netanyahu raised concerns about how the [17:05] next Israeli prime minister would manage [17:07] relations with a potentially hostile US [17:09] administration. Quote, "We need to do [17:11] the best we can during these two years [17:13] and in the two years afterward to act [17:15] when things are good and even if things [17:17] are bad," he said. Netanyahu said he was [17:19] preparing for that possibility by [17:21] strengthening Israel's alliances with [17:23] countries across the Middle East and [17:25] beyond. [17:27] Uh yeah, that's it for that one. Now, [17:29] Netanyahu also released uh this video. [17:32] He released two videos. One of them was [17:34] a direct thank you to President Trump, [17:36] and I'm going to play it for you, [17:38] although it's a little bit uh over the [17:40] top also. Here we go. President Trump, [17:43] my dear friend Donald, [17:46] I'm so honored and humbled by your [17:50] extraordinary endorsement. [17:53] I could say, and that's easy, there's [17:57] never been a greater friend of Israel in [18:00] the White House. That's an [18:02] understatement, not by the longest shot. [18:05] But I think America has been fortunate [18:07] to have a leader of conviction, of [18:10] clarity, of courage, who faces down this [18:13] threat to America and to Israel. Those [18:16] who chant death to Israel, death to [18:17] America, this vile, murderous [18:20] dictatorship in Thran that wants to [18:22] acquire nuclear weapons and the means to [18:24] deliver it to every American city. You [18:27] understand that and you're not set back [18:29] by internal criticism. You're focused, [18:32] laser focused on the task of removing [18:34] this threat from the this current [18:37] generation of Americans from all future [18:39] generations. You've shown remarkable [18:42] consistency and remarkable leadership. [18:46] And let me say to the American people, [18:48] if you're worried about today's gas [18:50] prices, think of what will happen if [18:52] Iran gets nuclear weapons. something [18:54] that Donald Trump and I will never allow [18:58] and when that happens when that threat [19:00] of that regime disappears gas prices [19:02] will go down and how but only under [19:05] Trump it's not going to happen with [19:07] those who want to accommodate and [19:09] appease these tyrants these butchers and [19:12] I have to say that the world has been [19:15] fortunate America's been fortunate [19:17] America's allies have been fortunate [19:19] Israel has been fortunate and the Jewish [19:22] people have been fortunate to have a [19:24] leader of such clarity, consistency, [19:26] conviction, and courage as Donald J. [19:29] Trump. Donald, thank you. Thank you for [19:32] your enduring support. Thank you for [19:34] your unbelievable leadership. Thank you, [19:37] friend. [19:40] All right, there's Natao giving his [19:44] uh thank you speech to to President [19:46] Trump. Now, he also released a a second [19:49] video. We actually released it first, so [19:51] we can call it a first video on X, which [19:54] was a montage of Trump uh saying nice [19:57] things about him. So, he put up a post [19:59] uh in Hebrew, "Thank you, President [20:01] Trump, for the for the tremendous [20:03] support and the and the cooperation. [20:05] Together, we will finish the job." And [20:07] then you have uh this video. Here we go. [20:12] >> If they don't have a strong prime [20:13] minister, you might not have Israel [20:15] today that you have a wartime prime [20:16] minister at the highest level. There [20:18] could be other wartime prime ministers, [20:19] but they'd lose. He won. The [20:21] relationship's been extraordinary. [20:23] >> We've done very good work together, and [20:24] it'll continue. BB's a strong man. [20:27] >> He's achieved [music] tremendous success [20:29] that Israel became strong and powerful, [20:31] which ultimately led to peace. [20:33] >> You know, Israel with most other leaders [20:36] would not exist today. And now they're [20:38] stronger than ever. [20:39] >> So, thank you very much, baby. [20:45] >> There we go. So, [20:48] yeah. So, listen, I'm gonna say it [20:51] again. I'm I I do believe that [20:54] strategically [20:56] strategically, and this is what I argue [20:57] in all my conversations I've had with [20:58] friends about who they're voting for, [20:59] and a lot of people who are wavering for [21:01] a variety of issues, some of which I've [21:02] mentioned already, but I've been saying [21:04] over and over again, look, elections are [21:06] not necessarily about ideals. [21:09] Uh they're about pragmatics. What is the [21:12] most important [21:14] political issue in the coming years? On [21:17] average in Israeli history, governments [21:18] last around two years. This last one [21:20] went the distance. That was rare. We [21:23] have just over two years left of Trump. [21:25] And the question, I think the most [21:27] important question. There are big [21:28] questions in Israel about the cost of [21:30] living and about the issue of the draft [21:32] and the which is a very significant. [21:34] It's a very serious issue and I totally [21:36] get where people say that we have to [21:38] solve this. I agree. we have to solve [21:40] it. But the most uh the most acute and [21:44] fragile issue I should say is what's [21:48] happening on security fronts. What's [21:49] happening with Iran, it's unfinished [21:51] business. What's happening in Lebanon, [21:53] unfinished business. What's happening in [21:55] Gaza, unfinished business. And the [21:57] Americans are involved in all of this [21:59] and Trump is involved in all of this. [22:00] And we have two plus years left of [22:02] Trump. And right now in the current [22:04] environment, I cannot uh uh I cannot see [22:07] a way that there's that I would want [22:09] anyone other than Netanyahu dealing with [22:11] President Trump right now. So I know [22:12] that's not that's that's not the most [22:14] ringing endorsement. I have my issues [22:16] with with Netanyahu. I have my issues [22:18] with the Likood party. Even though I [22:19] voted for them many times and I'm a [22:20] member of the Liood party, I do have my [22:22] issues with that party. [22:24] In any event, uh I just uh I know I've [22:27] revealed a lot more about my my specific [22:29] political views in this video than I [22:31] usually do, but at the same time, even [22:34] though I agree with that strategically, [22:35] meaning what's what's behind this [22:36] endorsement, I don't like the [22:38] endorsement. I don't like the blackmail [22:41] sound of it where Trump's saying that, [22:43] you know, if there's anyone else in in [22:44] power, we might not be able to work with [22:46] them. Um it it it rubs me the wrong way. [22:49] I don't think it helps Trump [22:50] domestically [22:52] endorsing Netanyahu this way. Uh which [22:55] is which is another issue it could have. [22:57] It it is most definitely going to have [22:59] blowback in America. Uh the whole uh the [23:02] whole uh [23:05] the whole idea that's become prevalent [23:06] on the right that there's too much [23:08] entanglement between Israel and the [23:10] United States. This only makes that this [23:12] only exacerbates that problem. And also [23:14] domestically here in Israel. There's a [23:15] lot of people, even people on the right, [23:17] who who don't like this meddling coming [23:20] from the US president, you know, telling [23:22] the Israeli citizens how to vote and uh [23:24] and you know, and sticking his nose in [23:26] there. And that sentiment coming from [23:27] Lieberman and Eisenkott that I mentioned [23:29] earlier is shared by a lot of people, [23:30] even people who don't agree with them [23:32] politically. So, it's an interesting [23:34] endorsement. I'm not sure exactly what [23:36] impact it's going to have on the polls [23:37] and if it will actually help Netanyahu [23:39] in the polls. Um, but it's certainly [23:41] part of Netanyahu's messaging that he's [23:43] been putting out there. [23:45] uh and that's uh you know with that [23:47] security briefing that he did yesterday [23:48] and the message he and the messaging [23:50] he's putting out there is that we have [23:52] two years left of Trump and we need and [23:54] we need me there and like I said [23:55] strategically I agree with that but um [23:58] yeah there you go those are my thoughts [24:00] those are my thoughts on this [24:01] endorsement please make sure that you [24:02] are uh signed up for the webinar and [24:05] that you're subscribed to this channel [24:06] and please share this video with anyone [24:08] who you think might find it interesting [24:10] please help grow the channel I really [24:12] appreciate all your help and God bless.
