President Trump said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has requested a meeting at the White House, suggesting it could take place as soon as next week after Trump returns from the NATO summit.
“We get along very good. [Netanyahu] knows who the boss is,” Trump said in a brief phone interview with Axios.
The potential meeting would mark the first in-person encounter between the two leaders since their tense Situation Room meeting in February, when Netanyahu reportedly presented a proposal involving a joint strike plan against Iran.
Behind the scenes, tensions have reportedly grown between Trump and Netanyahu in recent months. One US official said some in Trump’s circle believe Netanyahu has been “wrong about everything,” while Trump himself has privately criticized aspects of Israel’s military actions, including calling Netanyahu “crazy” during a prior call over escalation in Lebanon.
