During the recent meeting between the US President Donald Trump and the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office two weeks ago, the former asked the latter how he was doing in the polls ahead of an Oct. 27 election, according to Axios.
Netanyahu paused. Then one of his advisers piped up: “Mr. President, he is winning,” the aide said, according to a U.S. official familiar with the exchange, the website added.
Axios noted that Netanyahu is not winning, adding that Trump hasn’t given him the endorsement he hopes for, despite being asked about it repeatedly by reporters.
“The president could still change his mind. But with just 75 days left until the election, time is running short for Netanyahu.”
Netanyahu’s current coalition has 49 to 53 seats in those surveys — far fewer than the 68 seats it holds today and the 61 needed to swear in a government, according to Axios.
Trump was asked by reporters four times in recent weeks whether he endorses Netanyahu. Each time, he has stopped short of doing so.