Former US President Donald Trump heavily criticized former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to a recently published interview.
The Israeli news outlet Yedioth Ahronoth published an interview today between Trump and journalist Barak Ravid. In the interview, which was conducted in April, Trump launched a scathing attack on his one-time ally Netanyahu. Much of Trump’s criticism stemmed from Netanyahu’s tweet on Jan. 20 congratulating US President Joe Biden on becoming president. Trump was and is still disputing the election results.
“The first person who congratulated Joe Biden, because this was an election in dispute, it's still in dispute. The first person who congratulated was Bibi Netanyahu, the man that I did more for than any other person I dealt with,” said Trump, using Netanyahu’s nickname. “Bibi could have stayed quiet. He has made a terrible mistake.”
Trump’s administration was extremely supportive of Israel, which was governed by Netanyahu for the entire Trump presidency. Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, recognized West Bank settlements and brokered Israel’s normalization agreements with the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Morocco.
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