Trump, Netanyahu and Lebanon
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Phone call over Lebanon said to see furious US president 'steamroll' PM and accuse him of ingratitude, saying, 'I’m saving your ass. Everybody hates you now. Everybody hates Israel because of this'
According to an Axios report, Trump and Netanyahu possibly had the worst phone call ever amid ongoing global conflict. Sources told the outlet that Trump even went so far as dropping the F-bomb on the Israeli PM.
The tense expletive-laden call came after Iran threatened to withdraw from negotiations with the US after Israel ordered strikes on terrorists in southern Beirut.
President Donald Trump tried to diffuse the ongoing skirmish between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon Monday, allegedly forcing both to agree to halt any future attacks. Trump said he acted as an intermediary,
President Donald Trump reportedly raged against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a profanity-laden call on Monday evening, allegedly demanding to know, "What the f*** are you doing?"
A reportedly heated Trump-Netanyahu call exposed growing tensions over Iran and Lebanon, highlighting diverging political interests as Trump pushes for diplomacy while Netanyahu seeks to maintain wartime leverage.