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Axelrod on reported Trump outburst at Netanyahu: 'His analysis is not wrong'
Key takeaways
- Trump reportedly slammed Netanyahu over the prime minister s plan to attack Hezbollah targets in southern Beirut, an escalation of the war in Lebanon that prompted Iran to suspend peace talks with the United States.
- Two U.S. officials and a third source briefed on the call told Axios that Trump referred to Netanyahu as crazy and yelled, What the f— are you doing? during the call.
- When asked about the reported conversation by CNN s Erin Burnett on OutFront, Axelrod said, It doesn t sound like a very friendly call.
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Trump reportedly slammed Netanyahu over the prime minister s plan to attack Hezbollah targets in southern Beirut, an escalation of the war in Lebanon that prompted Iran to suspend peace talks with the United States.
Two U.S. officials and a third source briefed on the call told Axios that Trump referred to Netanyahu as crazy and yelled, What the f— are you doing? during the call.
When asked about the reported conversation by CNN s Erin Burnett on OutFront, Axelrod said, It doesn t sound like a very friendly call.
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