Trump confirms he used expletive in call with Netanyahu
Donald Trump confirmed he used an expletive in a phone call with Benjamin Netanyahu over Lebanon. He said he was not angry but was perturbed by Netanyahu’s continued fighting with Lebanon.
WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump has confirmed that he used an expletive while speaking to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a recent phone call about Lebanon, according to remarks he made on the Pod One Force podcast.
Trump called Netanyahu crazy and accused him of being ungrateful during the conversation. A US official said Trump told Netanyahu: "you’re f****** crazy. You’d be in prison if it weren’t for me. I’m saving your a**. Everybody hates you now. Everybody hates Israel because of this"
In comments to New York Post’s Miranda Devine, Trump confirmed he had called Netanyahu "f****** crazy" but said they had also "worked very well together". When asked whether he had spoken to Netanyahu in those terms, Trump said, "I did. I wouldn’t say angry, I was a little bit perturbed at his constantly fighting with Lebanon."
Trump added that he told Netanyahu: "At some point, I said Bibi, we’re gonna stop this." Trump’s remarks were linked to Israel’s escalation in Lebanon.
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