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White House ‘can’t confirm’ report Biden called Netanyahu a ‘f**king liar’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleJacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
US President Joe Biden (left) with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv on October 18, 2023. (Haim Zach/GPO)
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre avoids denying that US President Joe Biden called Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a “fucking liar” and a “bad fucking guy,” earlier this year, as was revealed yesterday in journalist Bob Woodward’s new book.
“That is not something that I can confirm,” she says when asked about the reported remarks. “There are going to be many books that are written about this administration and many administrations… I’m not going to weigh in on particulars in each one of those books.”
When Politico first reported that Biden had called Netanyahu a “bad fucking guy” in February, the White House issued a firm denial.
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