Trump’s faith adviser allegedly asked Americans to donate 10% of income to Israel. We set the record straight

Claim:

In March 2026, US President Donald Trump’s spiritual advisor said Americans should give 10% of their income to Israel.

Evaluation:

Context:

Television preacher Paula White-Cain, Trump’s spiritual advisor, asked viewers to give a tithe (traditionally defined as 10% of one’s income) to her ministry in a March 29, 2026 YouTube video. He later said that donations to his ministry “helped build a moshav – a village – in Israel after the terrible attacks of October 7.”

In April 2026, posts Open Facebook He claimed that US President Donald Trump’s spiritual advisor Paula White-Cain called on Americans to donate 10 percent of their gross income to the nation of Israel.

The posts expressed outrage over White-Cain’s alleged request. For example, one Facebook post asked people to donate a large portion of their income to a foreign country.“Millions of Americans are struggling to afford basic food and rent.”

Snopes readers wrote a letter asking us to check if the rumor is true. Although there is some truth to the claim, we have seen that White-Cain does not ask Americans to donate 10% of their income to Israel. Therefore the claim is false.

Here’s what’s happening:

Trump appoints White-Cain controversial television preacher united with charismatic christian to lead his newly created movement White House Office of Faith In February 2025, as Snopes previously detailed in a separate fact check on White-Cain.

In a video Posted on the Paula White Ministries YouTube channel On March 29, 2026, White-Cain did what television evangelists have been doing for decades; He asked the audience to donate to his ministry. He then talked about how the money donated by viewers was spent; This includes “building”.[ing] “A moshav – a village in Israel – from the horrific attacks of October 7.”

Snopes quoted White-Cain as saying from the beginning of the video. 1:15 mark:

I want to take you in a minute into the Word that I preach in the sanctuary, but before we do that, let’s take God’s tithe and offerings.

I believe it is very important to honor God with a tithe (this is the first tenth of your gross income) and a donation (this is free will).

And in doing so you support Paula White Ministries and I say this, it takes money to run a ministry. And when you start to think about the masses of people, from single mothers to human trafficking victims, to those in prison, to those fed on over 30 million pounds of food, think about this.

When you think about the difference you’ve made with your donations over the last four years, you helped build a moshav – a village – in Israel after the horrific attacks on October 7th.

And the greatest thing you have done is to spread the Gospel to the ends of the earth…

The rumor spread in the days following the video’s upload. publications launched Articles with headlines that echo wording later used in posts on social media.

Paula White Ministries website, Snopes I found a page It details Paula White Minstries’ global outreach pastor Todd Lamphere’s visit to Israel to dedicate pickleball and tennis courts built at the Ein HaBesor moshav. (Accordingly britannicaMoshav is “a type of cooperative agricultural settlement that exists somewhere in between”privately owned settlements and complete communal living of the population kibbutz.”)

This page said Paula White Ministries has partnered with CityServe. US-based non-profit organization HE “In support of Ein HaBesor, he trains, equips, and mobilizes the local church to live the Gospel of Jesus Christ through compassion in its community. Also, people in the moshav can successfully defended the village When the militant Palestinian organization Hamas launched a surprise attack on several settlements near the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023.

We also found A section on Paula White Ministries’ About page He claimed to have purchased school equipment, washing machines and a “high-end security drone” for Ein HaBesor. The page in question stated that White-Cain was “known internationally for his unwavering support of Israel.”

Sources:

About Paula White-Cain Ministries | Paula White Ministries. July 3, 2023, https://paulawhite.org/about/.

“ABOUT US.” CityServe Network, https://cityservenetwork.com/about-us/. Access date: 8 April 2026.

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