From Trump said to tell top aides Netanyahu is ‘f–king me’ but won’t break publicly with PM
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US President Donald Trump, left, meets Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the White House, July 8, 2025. (Avi Ohayon/GPO)
US President Donald Trump recently told top aides that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is “f–king me,” according to a report in the Wall Street Journal that says despite the American leader’s frustrations with the Israeli premier he is unlikely to publicly break with him.
A senior Israeli official quoted in the report says that Netanyahu and Trump have excellent ties and that any notion otherwise is “fake news,” while people who know them both describe them as kindred spirits.
US officials tell the paper that Trump is proud of his close rapport with Netanyahu and strong backing for Israel, and doesn’t want to publicly break with the prime minister.
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