Vice President JD Vance said Thursday that a vote by Israeli lawmakers to annex the West Bank was a "very stupid political stunt."

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday (October 23, 2025) dismissed an effort by some Israeli lawmakers to annex the West Bank, saying Israel is “not going to do anything with the West Bank.”

During the roundtable, the reporter asked the U.S. president: ‘Yesterday, there was a vote at the Knesset on annexing the West Bank. Do you see that as a challenge to your peace efforts?’