Trump Puts Netanyahu in the Loyalist Slot
In the middle of a tight Israeli race, the president praised endurance and called every rival the wrong partner, turning alliance talk into a public loyalty audit.
The endorsement works like a political prenup: stick with the man who has already proved he can take the punishment and keep smiling. Anyone else, Trump suggests, would be a flirt, not a friend, which is how empire sounds when it is shopping for a safer bed.