Trump Blasts Netanyahu in Tense Call Over Lebanon
Trump said he blocked a planned Beirut raid as U.S. officials said the call came amid fears the fighting could derail Iran negotiations.
- Trump unleashed a profane tirade at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over threats to bomb Beirut, fearing it would undermine talks with Iran.
- Trump reportedly told Netanyahu: "You'd be in prison if it weren't for me. I'm saving your ass," and "Everybody hates Israel because of this."
- Netanyahu stated that he told Trump if Hezbollah did not cease attacks, Israel would target terror sites in Beirut while continuing operations in southern Lebanon.
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Trump acknowledges calling Netanyahu ‘crazy’ and says Israel is complicating peace talks with Iran
U.S. President Donald Trump acknowledged criticizing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as “crazy” in a phone call that involved expletives, saying he was “a little bit perturbed” that Israel’s fighting with Hezbollah militants in Lebanon was holding back peace talks with Iran.
Trump Reportedly Clashed With Netanyahu Over Beirut Strikes
Source: The Washington Post / Getty Donald Trump reportedly had a tense phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after Israel threatened to resume airstrikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs, according to Axios. The report claims Trump angrily confronted Netanyahu over the planned military action, with a U.S. official describing Trump as warning that the strikes were damaging both Netanyahu’s standing and Israel’s reputation. The di…
President Trump called Netanyahu ‘crazy’ and says Israel is complicating peace talks with Iran
WASHINGTON, DC (AP) — President Donald Trump, in an interview released Wednesday, confirmed an earlier report that he criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as “crazy,” and says he’s “a little bit perturbed” that Israel’s fighting with Hezbollah in Lebanon is holding back peace talks with Iran. The Trump administration is sticking with a deal to permanently drop tax claims against Trump, an extraordinary flex of executive power tha…
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