Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called President Donald Trump “the best friend Israel has ever had in the White House” as he spoke out Sunday morning against the shooting near the White House, but stayed mum on the current Iran peace deal.Two people were shot outside the White House on Saturday evening when a suspected gunman, identified as Nasire Best, 21, attacked a Secret Service booth near the property. The gunman, who was pronounced dead at a local hospital, reportedly had previous encounters with Secret Service and, according to Trump, “had a violent history and possible obsession with” the White House.
“I am relieved that President @realDonaldTrump, the best friend Israel has ever had in the White House, is safe and that the attacker was neutralized before he could cause any further harm,” Netanyahu wrote on X. “Political violence, including repeated attempts to assassinate President Trump, should be unequivocally and forcefully condemned by all.”
The incident on Saturday evening was the latest possible threat against Trump’s life, coming just about one month after the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, where another gunman allegedly attempted to assassinate Trump before he was stopped by security.
