Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu had strong ties when both were leading their respective nations. Today, not so much. In an interview with Israeli journalist Barak Ravid for Ravid's new book, Trump seethes at the former prime minister for congratulating Joe Biden after the 2020 election he continues to dispute. The former president even drops an f-bomb:
- The slam: "He was very early," Trump says of Netanyahu's congratulatory message in Trump's Peace. "Like earlier than most. I haven’t spoken to him since. F---him." Ravid details this in a post at Axios. The Times of Israel adds that Netanyahu was "actually quite late" in congratulating Biden, compared to other world leaders.
- His beef: Trump tells Ravid that his actions as US president saved Netanyahu's political career as well as Israel itself. Those actions included recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital, recognizing the Golan Heights as part of Israel, and withdrawing from the Iran nuclear accord.