{"id":336643,"date":"2026-10-20T01:52:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T01:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/political\/jd-vance-declines-to-endorse-netanyahu-despite-trumps-strong-backing.html"},"modified":"2026-10-20T01:52:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T01:52:09","slug":"jd-vance-declines-to-endorse-netanyahu-despite-trumps-strong-backing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/political\/jd-vance-declines-to-endorse-netanyahu-despite-trumps-strong-backing.html","title":{"rendered":"JD Vance declines to endorse Netanyahu despite Trump&#8217;s strong backing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>  <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">     <span class=\"overlay\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">Video<\/span><\/a> <!--&gt; \n\n<h4 class=\"title\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">Netanyahu says Israel \u2018never had an ally\u2019 like Trump, details IDF\u2019s military strategy<\/a><\/h4>\n\n \n\n<p data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discusses his relationship with President Donald Trump, the IDF\u2019s military objectives amid conflict in the Middle East and more on \u2018Life, Liberty  Levin.\u2019<\/p>\n\n \n\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">Vice President JD Vance<\/a> declined to endorse Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's reelection bid, saying he intends to stay out of Israel's election despite President Donald Trump throwing his support behind the Israeli leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">During an interview Monday with Mark Halperin on \"<a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">2WAY Tonight<\/a>,\" Vance said his focus remains on U.S. candidates ahead of the midterms, <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">Politico reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">\"The president has the most effective endorsement in American or international political history,\" Vance said. \"I endorse <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">American candidates<\/a>, and that\u2019s where I\u2019m focused on in the midterms. So I\u2019m not getting involved in Israeli elections.\"<\/p>\n\n  \n\n<p><span>Vice President JD Vance declined to endorse Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's reelection bid.<\/span> <span>(Mark Schiefelbein\/AP)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"><strong>OMAR RAID DRAWS OMINOUS WARNING FROM VANCE AS HE BLASTS PROGRESSIVE REP'S 'RAGE' TOWARD AMERICA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">However, Vance made clear that his decision should not be interpreted as opposition to Netanyahu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">\"I\u2019m not anti-endorsing him. I\u2019m not pro-endorsing him. I\u2019m not getting involved in Israeli elections,\" the vice president added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The comments come one day after Trump gave Netanyahu his \"Complete and Total Endorsement\" in a lengthy Truth Social post, praising the prime minister as a key U.S. ally and partner in <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">confronting Iran<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">\"<a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">Bibi Netanyahu<\/a> has been a Great Warrior Prime Minister, and an even greater Partner for Peace in combatting the Islamic Republic of Iran,\" Trump wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"><strong>TRUMP SAYS NETANYAHU NEEDS TO BE RE-ELECTED, OR ELSE US WILL HAVE TO 'FINISH THE JOB\u2019 AGAINST IRAN ALONE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n  \n\n<p><span>The comments come one day after Trump gave Netanyahu his \"Complete and Total Endorsement\" in a lengthy Truth Social post.<\/span> <span>(Win McNamee\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Trump said Netanyahu had remained strong despite intense political pressure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">\"Please let this Letter serve to represent my Complete and Total Endorsement of Bibi Netanyahu in his upcoming Race for Re-Election as Prime Minister of Israel. BIBI NETANYAHU WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN!\" Trump said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Netanyahu quickly welcomed the president's backing, thanking Trump for what he called his \"extraordinary endorsement.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">\"President Trump, my friend Donald \u2014 thank you for your extraordinary endorsement,\" he said. \"Israel has never had a greater friend in the <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"><strong>NETANYAHU PRAISES TRUMP'S 'WICKED SENSE OF HUMOR,' DEFENDS IRONCLAD ALLIANCE AHEAD OF HISTORIC ISRAEL VOTE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n  \n\n<p><span>Netanyahu quickly welcomed the president's backing, thanking Trump for what he called his \"extraordinary endorsement.\"<\/span> <span>(Debbie Hill \/ Pool \/ AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Vance's decision to stay out of Israel's election comes after he reportedly waded into another foreign political contest earlier this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The vice president previously traveled to Hungary in April, where he campaigned alongside then-Prime Minister Viktor Orban shortly before Orban lost his reelection bid, according to Politico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The White House could not immediately be reached by Fox News Digital for comment.<\/p>\n\n --> <!--&gt; \n\n<p>Sophia Compton is a Writer at Fox News Digital. Sophia was previously a business reporter covering finance, energy and tourism and has experience as a TV news producer. She graduated with a journalism degree in 2021 from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Story tips can be sent to sophia.compton@fox.com.<\/p>\n\n--><\/p>\n<p>Article source: https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/jd-vance-declines-endorse-netanyahu-despite-trumps-strong-backing<\/a>\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Video Article source: https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/jd-vance-declines-endorse-netanyahu-despite-trumps-strong-backing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[84],"class_list":["post-336643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-political","tag-political"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/336643","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=336643"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/336643\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=336643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=336643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=336643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}