Trump calls Israel’s president ‘disgraceful’ for not pardoning Netanyahu

The US president tells reporters that Isaac Herzog should be ‘ashamed’ for not pardoning Netanyahu’s bribery charges.

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Donald Trump has upped his pressure against Israel’s President Isaac Herzog as he seeks a pardon for his ally, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is facing bribery charges.

The United States president told reporters on Thursday that the Israeli prime minister has been an “extraordinary” wartime leader. He then condemned Herzog for failing to offer Netanyahu presidential clemency.

Trump calls Israel’s president ‘disgraceful’ for not pardoning Netanyahu

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