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But he insisted his relationship with the Israeli prime minister remains strong.
President Donald Trump shakes hands with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago on Dec. 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Florida. | Alex Brandon/AP
President Donald Trump confirmed that he engaged in a fiery Monday phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in which he urged Israel to halt its strikes on Lebanon as uncertain peace talks between the U.S. and Iran plod on.
“I don’t want to say angry,” he told the New York Post’s “Pod Force One” in an interview that was published Wednesday. “I was a little bit perturbed at his constantly fighting with Lebanon. You know, at some point, I said, ‘Bibi, we gotta stop this. You gotta stop it.’”
