In Florida, Trump says he’s Israel’s best pal in White House
DARLENE SUPERVILLE
Associated Press
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday that Israel has never had a better friend in the White House than him because, unlike his predecessors, "I kept my promises."
Trump energized an audience that numbered in the hundreds at the Israeli American Council National Summit in Florida by recounting his record on issues of importance to Jews, including an extensive riff on his promise to recognize Jerusalem as the Israeli capital and relocate the U.S. Embassy there from Tel Aviv.
Trump said his predecessors only paid lip service to the issue.
"They never had any intention of doing it, in my opinion," Trump said. "But unlike other presidents, I kept my promises."
Trump also highlighted his decision to reverse more than a half-cent