Addressing reporters directly regarding the high-stakes diplomatic friction, Trump downplayed media reports claiming he had privately smeared Netanyahu as "crazy."
United States President Donald Trump has broken his silence regarding a series of highly classified leaks detailing a tense, closed-door phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, confirming that he sharply reprimanded the Israeli leader over his military campaign in Lebanon.
Addressing reporters directly regarding the high-stakes diplomatic friction, Trump downplayed media reports claiming he had privately smeared Netanyahu as "crazy."
Instead, the U.S. President described himself as deeply "perturbed" by Israel’s relentless cross-border offensive against Hezbollah forces, which Washington fears could ignite a catastrophic, uncontrollable regional conflagration.
The rare admission offers a raw look into the increasingly volatile behind-the-scenes relationship between the two long-term allies as the White House struggles to rein in Israel's multi-front military operations.
