&imwidth=800&imheight=600&format=webp&quality=medium "Trump wants new PM for Israel? US president calls Netanyahu 'wartime PM', but does not endorse him")
US President Donald Trump has questioned whether Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants to run in the upcoming elections in the country. He called Netanyahu “wartime prime minister” who already had an “amazing career.” Claiming that the US and Israel will soon “win the war”, Trump repeated that Netanyahu had a long career and has been a prime minister during a war. Trump also mistakenly called Netanyahu “wartime president" but did not specify what he means by linking war to reelection.
In an interview with ABC, Trump said, “I don’t know, he’s had an amazing career. Does he want to continue? Because, you know he’s a wartime prime minister. We will very shortly win the war one way or the other, and you know he’s a wartime prime minister.” This comes despite Netanyahu, the longest serving PM of Israel, shared a campaign ad from his Likud party on X. Elections in Israel will take place before October 27 but he date has not been set yet.
Trump-Netanyahu relation going through a rough patch?
According to reports, Netanyahu was rebuked by Trump after IDF retaliated to Iran strikes without Washington's nod. Trump told Netanyahu that he would be isolated if he moves ahead with his Iran plans without paying heed to American negotiations. Trump had also asserted his authority on Sunday and said in an interview that it is he who “calls the shots and not the Israeli PM.” Last Monday, Axios reported that Trump's call with Netanyahu was expletive laden. He reportedly told the Israeli PM that he is “fucking crazy” and that everyone “hates Israel.” The Axios report this morning quotes the US president saying: “I said, 'Bibi, you better be careful, or you will be on your own very soon.”
Netanyahu's move to cease the attacks and his decision to listen to the US president led to disagreements among security cabinet ministers. National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir reportedly argued that Israel should resist US pressure, saying, “We need to stand our ground against Trump. We need to fight tooth and nail and make it clear that we have red lines.” Netanyahu reportedly responded by suggesting Ben Gvir’s position was influenced by the approaching election campaign, a charge the far-right minister rejected. Far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich reportedly argued that Israel should continue to focus its military response on Hezbollah targets in Beirut.
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