Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday defended himself after former President Donald Trump attacked the former Israeli prime minister for congratulating President Joe Biden over his 2020 …
Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday defended himself after former President Donald Trump attacked the former Israeli prime minister for congratulating President Joe Biden over his 2020 election victory. “I highly appreciate President Trump’s big contribution to Israel and its security. I also appreciate the importance of the strong alliance between Israel and the U.S. and therefore it was important for me to congratulate the incoming President,” Netanyahu said, per Axios. In an April interview that was first reported on Friday, Trump told Barak Ravid of Axios in that he hasn’t spoken to Netanyahu since he extended congratulations to Biden back in November 2020, adding, “Fuck him.” “The first person that congratulated [Biden] was Bibi Netanyahu, the man that I did more for than any other person I dealt with,” Trump said. “Bibi could have stayed quiet. He has made a terrible mistake.” Bibi is Netanyahu’s nickname.
