US President Donald Trump has confirmed a tense exchange with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, following reports that he rebuked him during a phone call.
In an interview published on Wednesday in the New York Post, Trump was asked about the conversation he had with Netanyahu over the phone on Monday.
“You said, ‘Are you f-ing crazy? What are you f-ing doing? I helped you stay out of jail.’ Is that true? Did you speak to him in those terms?” the interviewer asked.
“I did,” Trump responded. “I was a little bit perturbed at his constantly fighting with Lebanon.”
“I said, ‘Bibi, we gotta stop this.'”
Trump went on to say he had a “very good relationship” with Netanyahu. “We’ve done well together… I like Bibi a lot.”
