- Michigan Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed expressed willingness to work with President Donald Trump to cut $4 billion in U.S. aid to Israel.
- El-Sayed criticized continuing to subsidize foreign militaries using American weapons for violent actions in Gaza, where he has accused Israeli leadership of genocide.
- Trump announced the aid reduction, stating Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed that Israel no longer needs the financial assistance.
- El-Sayed clarified his stance in an interview, emphasizing the need to separate the Jewish faith from the actions of the Israeli government.
- The unexpected area of agreement follows a campaign in which Trump launched baseless personal attacks against El-Sayed, who will be sworn in as the first Muslim U.S. senator.
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