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Trump did issue a second statement on Sunday evening, Oct. 25, urging Israelis to vote for Netanyahu and calling him an “outstanding Warrior Prime Minister.” The claim that this is the first U.S. presidential endorsement in an Israeli election is not directly confirmed in the cited reports but is not contradicted by them.
On Oct. 25, Trump posted on Truth Social urging Israelis to vote for Netanyahu in Tuesday's election and called him an “outstanding Warrior Prime Minister.”
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Trump did issue a second statement on Sunday evening, Oct. 25, urging Israelis to vote for Netanyahu and calling him an “outstanding Warrior Prime Minister.” The claim that this is the first U.S. presidential endorsement in an Israeli election is not directly confirmed in the cited reports but is not contradicted by them.
BREAKING: President Trump issues a second statement endorsing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. This marks the first time a US President has publicly endorsed a candidate in the Israeli elections. https://t.co/t4l0qtj3hi
On Oct. 25, Trump posted on Truth Social urging Israelis to vote for Netanyahu in Tuesday's election and called him an “outstanding Warrior Prime Minister.”
JUST IN: Trump urges Israelis to vote for Benjamin Netanyahu in Tuesday's election, calling him an "outstanding Warrior Prime Minister" https://t.co/5wyQjZYxWX
AMoney Tonight, and one emerging market is getting slammed. Polymarket says the Brazil ETF just dropped twelve percent as Lula takes the lead in the runoff.
BTwelve percent in an evening? That's huge. But it's from a prediction market, not the exchange. I want the actual close.
AFair. It's a claim from Polymarket on X. But if that holds into Monday's open, investors are clearly terrified of Lula.
BBrazil's economy has two settings: boom and bailout. Lula's spending plans make people nervous, so they run.
AI think it's more than that. A runoff swinging toward the left could change the whole fiscal picture—currency, rates, state oil.
BOh, come on. The market always overreacts to election headlines. Let's see where it settles tomorrow.
BFine, we'll watch it. But here's another political market shock: Trump just posted again urging Israelis to vote for Netanyahu on Tuesday.
AHe calls him an "outstanding Warrior Prime Minister." The Kobeissi Letter says this is the first time a US president has publicly endorsed in an Israeli election.
BThat's a big deal. Presidents normally stay out of foreign ballots. Trump's tearing up the playbook.
AI don't love it. Even allies' elections should be their own.
BBut the relationship with Netanyahu matters for markets: defense contracts, energy, regional stability.
AMaybe, but endorsing a candidate in a foreign election—it sets a precedent. You'd hate if another country did that here.