On those issues, many Americans still give the president considerable credit. Illegal immigration has fallen dramatically from its previous highs. Immigration enforcement has intensified. Violent criminal offenders living in the country illegally have become a higher priority for deportation. For many working-class Americans, particularly those who believed previous administrations failed to enforce existing immigration laws, these policies represent promises fulfilled.

Reports have described tense conversations between the two leaders, including Trump’s decision to halt planned Israeli military operations and his insistence that Netanyahu exercise greater restraint. Whether every reported quotation proves entirely accurate is ultimately less important than the unmistakable reality: The political partnership between Washington and Jerusalem is under greater stress than it has been in years.