Trump Urges Support for Netanyahu Ahead of Israeli Election, Saying They Must ‘Finish What We Started’

President Donald Trump reiterated his support for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of Israel’s general election.

On October 25, Trump urged Israeli voters to back Netanyahu in a post on his social media platform Truth Social, saying he was reposting a statement from a week earlier endorsing the prime minister. The article said it would mark the first time a sitting U.S. president had publicly supported a specific candidate in an Israeli election.

Trump said he and Netanyahu had “won together” and maintained a strong relationship, while highlighting what he described as the results of joint military operations against Iran. In particular, he claimed the U.S. operation “Midnight Hammer” had prevented Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.

He also referred to “Epic Fury,” claiming Iran had now lost its navy and air force and suffered severe damage to both its military and its economy. Trump further asserted that Iran’s inflation rate had reached 301% and that a maritime blockade had cut off its oil supplies.

Trump also emphasized that Iran’s military and political leadership had been eliminated in succession. He did not provide specific evidence for the extent of the damage to Iran’s military or the condition of its economy.

Trump called Netanyahu an “outstanding wartime leader” and urged Israeli voters to remember his record when casting their ballots.

“Vote to give Bibi Netanyahu the mandate to continue as prime minister,” Trump wrote. “We must finish what we started together.”