“I was a little bit perturbed,” Donald Trump admitted Wednesday, confirming reports that he used profanity to chide Benjamin Netanyahu over Israel’s ongoing military campaign in Lebanon. The former president acknowledged the tense phone call during a podcast appearance, shedding light on the friction between the two long-standing right-wing allies.
Trump told the New York Post that he directly confronted the Israeli Prime Minister, telling him, “Bibi, we’ve got to stop this.” While he confirmed the use of harsh language, he framed the exchange as a necessary intervention to de-escalate regional tensions. Despite the outburst, Trump insisted the relationship remains strong, describing the call as productive and noting that they have “done well together” in the past.Reports from Axios suggest the conversation was far more volatile than Trump’s public description. Sources claimed the former president warned Netanyahu that he would be “in prison” without his political support and asserted that global opinion had turned against Israel due to the scale of the conflict. While Israeli media have pushed back on the details of these accounts, the incident highlights a growing rift regarding the intensity of Israel’s military response to Hezbollah. Following the call, Trump claimed credit for preventing a major raid on Beirut, stating that he facilitated an agreement for both sides to cease fire, though Netanyahu framed the dialogue as a firm warning that Tel Aviv would strike back if attacks from Lebanon persisted.
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