Trump cursed at Netanyahu in call over Lebanon escalation, sources say
Middle East,Foreign Policy,Donald Trump,Benjamin Netanyahu,Lebanon,Hezbollah,Foreign Affairs,Israel,Iran,Ceasefire
President Donald Trump cursed at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a roughly 15-minute phone call on Monday, multiple sources familiar with the call told ABC News, with the president angered by Israel's escalation in Lebanon and its potential to imperil the administration's ongoing negotiations with Iran.
Trump accused Netanyahu of being ungrateful and called him "crazy," sources familiar with the call said.
At one point during the tense call, Trump asked Netanyahu, "What the f--- are you doing?"...
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