Trump cancels trip to Israel; Will meet with Netanyahu ‘after I become President of the U.S.’

Yesterday we reported that Donald Trump was headed to Israel to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on December 28.

But according to Trump this morning, the trip is off:

I have decided to postpone my trip to Israel and to schedule my meeting with @Netanyahu at a later date after I become President of the U.S.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 10, 2015

Trump gave no reason for the cancellation, but Netanyahu did criticize Trump’s plan to temporarily band Muslims from the U.S. Could the two be related?

After Netanyahu rejects Trump's Muslim ban, Trump cancels Israel triphttps://t.co/R8b3vGUwS5

— Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) December 10, 2015

So lots of tough talk, but too scared to actually back it up in front of people? I am SHOCKED. https://t.co/GGRrLXjEcz

— JordanHeath-Rawlings (@TheGameSheet) December 10, 2015

https://twitter.com/JGreenDC/status/674925926363348993

We’ll update as soon as we know more.

Editor’s note: A typo has been corrected in the headline.

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