Still, the president has made no effort to conceal that he is paying close attention to the Senate impeachment trial and has tweeted frequently to insist upon his innocence and blast Democrats.
and long-delayed Middle East plan and celebrate his keeping a campaign promise by signing the revamped U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
The administration has previously delayed the rollout of the plan amid political uncertainties in Israel, but a source familiar with the process said the president decided within the last couple of weeks that now was the right moment to release the plan. The rationale for releasing the plan now, the official said, is based on the hope that the Israeli people will coalesce around the plan, regardless of the outcome of the election.
The rollout also comes just weeks before a critical legislative election in Israel, but the administration denies that the plan's release is any way intended to be a political gift to Netanyahu, with a senior official pointing to Gantz's invitation to the White House to counter the criticism.
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