Trump confirms he called Netanyahu crazy in phone call
Middle East,Foreign Policy,Donald Trump,Benjamin Netanyahu,Lebanon,Hezbollah,Foreign Affairs,Israel,Iran,Ceasefire
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U.S. President Donald Trump acknowledged calling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "crazy" in an expletive-filled phone exchange over fighting in Lebanon, while the U.S. was trying to negotiate an end to hostilities with Iran.
In an interview βbroadcast on Wednesday, Trump was asked whether he had called the longtime Israeli leader "effing crazy" and accused him of ingratitude, paraphrasing βa report by Axios...
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