Otis Mayfield
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"The first person that congratulated [Biden] was Bibi Netanyahu, the man that I did more for than any other person I dealt with. ... Bibi could have stayed quiet. He has made a terrible mistake."
— donald trump
The big picture: For domestic political reasons, both trump and Netanyahu cultivated the public perception that there was no daylight between them as they worked closely together on key issues. But by the end of his presidency, trump had concluded that Netanyahu didn’t really want peace with the Palestinians and was using him on Iran.
trump moved the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem at the cost of hundreds of millions of dollars.
Can you believe how fast Bibi Netanyahu[prime minister of Israel] turned on trump?
— donald trump
The big picture: For domestic political reasons, both trump and Netanyahu cultivated the public perception that there was no daylight between them as they worked closely together on key issues. But by the end of his presidency, trump had concluded that Netanyahu didn’t really want peace with the Palestinians and was using him on Iran.
- trump also felt he'd helped ensure Netanyahu's political survival, but didn't get the same in return. He positively fumed about the video in which Netanyahu congratulated Biden.
- “I liked Bibi. I still like Bibi. But I also like loyalty. The first person to congratulate Biden was Bibi. And not only did he congratulate him, he did it on tape," trump told me, referring to Netanyahu by his nickname.
Trump accuses Netanyahu of disloyalty: "F*** him"
Trump fumed at Netanyahu in an exclusive interview from Mar-a-Lago.
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trump moved the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem at the cost of hundreds of millions of dollars.
Can you believe how fast Bibi Netanyahu[prime minister of Israel] turned on trump?
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