00:02Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made an unannounced trip to Israel Monday meeting with Prime Minister
00:07Benjamin Netanyahu just days before Israel's election. Hegseth posted these photos from U.S.
00:13Central Command Monday but didn't mention his stop in Israel. Axios and CBS News report he met
00:19with Netanyahu and Israel's defense minister. The visit follows Trump's recent threats of more U.S.
00:25strikes against Iran. Netanyahu also released video Monday of a phone call with Trump thanking
00:30the president for endorsing his reelection bid. The greatest friend Israel has ever had and will
00:35have in the White House and all of civilization is emboldened by your boldness. Donald, we have a
00:43job to finish. You said it and we'll finish it together. You're a great warrior and we will prove
00:49that. We will prove that. In his endorsement, Trump praised Netanyahu's role in the war against Iran
00:55and warned that if Israel elects the wrong leader, quote, America will have to do this work ourselves.
01:00But Vice President J.D. Vance isn't joining that endorsement. Asked Monday by journalist Mark
01:06Halperin whether he supports Netanyahu's reelection, Vance said he's focused on American candidates
01:12in the midterms. Quote, I'm not anti-endorsing him. I'm not pro-endorsing him. I'm not getting
01:18involved in Israeli elections. That's despite Vance traveling to Hungary earlier this year
01:23to campaign for Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
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