Trump's Weakness Is Netanyahu
How an Israeli Prime Minister Spent an American President's Political Capital May 2026 There is a question worth asking plainly six months before the U.S. midterms: who is actually in charge of American foreign policy in the Middle East? The polling now suggests a majority of Americans have an answer, and it isn't Donald Trump. In April 2026, Pew Research Center found Trump's job approval at 34% — the lowest of his second term. His confidence rating on using military force wisely had dropped to 38%.
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How an Israeli Prime Minister Spent an American President's Political Capital May 2026 There is a question worth asking plainly six months before the U.S. midterms: who is actually in charge of American foreign policy in the Middle East? The polling now suggests a majority of Americans have an answer, and it isn't Donald Trump. In April 2026, Pew Research Center found Trump's job approval at 34% — the lowest of his second term. His confidence rating on using military force wisely had dropped to 38%. Among his own 2024 voters, approval had collapsed from 95% in early 2025 to 78%. The decline among Hispanic Trump voters was 27 points; even among White Trump voters, it was 14. These are not numbers a strong president posts. They are numbers a manipulated one posts. And the manipulation has a name: Benjamin Netanyahu. The frame is no longer that Israel does what Washington tolerates.