Monday, March 21, 2016

Trump Names Israel Among Countries That Will Reimburse U.S. When He’s President

Ahead of speaking to a pro-Israel conference in Washington, Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump said that the nation of Israel should reimburse the U.S. for military assistance.

“I want them to pay us some money,” Trump said during a press conference Monday at the site of Trump International Hotel Washington, D.C., which is set to open later this year. “I think Israel can afford to pay us. There are many countries who can pay.”

Trump was scheduled was set to speak Monday evening at the AIPAC Policy Conference, an annual pro-Israel gathering in Washington.

Trump was not singling out Israel, which is widely seen as a critical United States ally in the Middle East. He has made it part of his foreign policy proposal to make any wealthy country getting military assistance reimburse the U.S .... http://www.theblaze.com