Host Blake Burman discusses President Trump’s statement about the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East. Trump has increasingly demonstrated open frustration with Netanyahu as he seeks to broker a deal to end the Iran war, reportedly cursing at the Israeli leader for escalating hostilities in Lebanon last week and reportedly telling Netanyahu on a telephone call Sunday not to retaliate against Iranian drone strikes.
“I call the shots. I call all the shots. He [Netanyahu] doesn’t call the shots,” Trump said in an interview Sunday with the Financial Times. But the president’s demand reportedly fell on deaf ears, with Netanyahu ordering a strike on Iran hours after Trump’s remarks.
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