Marjorie Taylor Greene slams Trump plan to give Israel 40,000 2000lb bombs paid for by American taxpayers, ‘America does not support this’

It’s safe to say that domestic support for Israel isn’t what it once was. Data from Pew Research shows that in spring 2022, 55% of US adults had a favorable view of Israel. The most recent figures from Marquette Law School indicate that this has collapsed, with a Sept. 2026 poll showing just 29% of Americans now consider themselves favorable towards Israel.

Data indicates Democrats, independents, and younger Americans are leading this turn against Israel. Older Americans and Republicans are generally more supportive, but are also declining (particularly among younger Republicans).

All of which means the Trump administration’s unwavering support for Israel is becoming something of an electoral liability as we approach the November midterms. This has resulted in widespread criticism of Trump’s newly unveiled $2.8 billion munitions package to Israel, which is financed almost entirely through U.S. Foreign Military Financing, meaning American taxpayers will cover the cost.

“What the Netanyahu government has done in Gaza is genocide”

The package will see Israel take delivery of around 40,000 2,000-pound bombs (MK-84s and BLU-117s, plus penetrator warheads), and even formerly staunch conservative voices are crying foul. Tucker Carlson was clear, saying that this “is not an arms sale. It is a gift, funded by American taxpayers,” and adding:

“By any definition, what the Netanyahu government has done in Gaza is genocide. The 40,000 new bombs the Trump administration is sending will be used to do the same in Lebanon, and likely in other countries in the region. If you wanted to extend the Iran war into the indefinite future, this is exactly what you’d do.”

Another former die-hard Trump supporter, Marjorie Taylor Greene, concurred, taking to X to argue that this is not what Trump supporters voted for, and not what regular Americans want: “We did not vote for this. America does not support this. Our tax dollars and weapons have been used to kill tens of thousands of innocent people. My God, what comes next?”

Greene’s criticism of Israel has generally been much fiercer than anything from Democrats. For example, in July 2025 she became the first Republican member of Congress to describe what’s happening in Gaza as genocide: “It’s the most truthful and easiest thing to say that Oct. 7 in Israel was horrific and all hostages must be returned, but so is the genocide, humanitarian crisis, and starvation happening in Gaza.”

She’s argued that American taxpayers should not be made complicit in Israel’s actions, saying: “Every U.S. taxpayer is contributing to Israel’s military actions. I don’t know about you, but I don’t want to pay for genocide in a foreign country against a foreign people for a foreign war that I had nothing to do with. And I will not be silent about it.”