'He's F**king Me': Trump 'Fumes' About Netanyahu in Private, Yet Still 'Gives Him Free Rein'

Trump has told several aides in recent weeks that Netanyahu prefers using military force to compel Hamas’s surrender, instead of the president’s preferred method of a negotiated cease-fire. His frustration boiled over last week hours after Israel attacked Hamas negotiators in Qatar, an operation that threatened to derail fragile peace talks.

“He’s f—ing me,” Trump said about Netanyahu, according to officials who heard the comment. Trump was in conversation with senior aides, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, about how to respond to the brazen strikes.

Trump’s sometimes heated feelings about Netanyahu have puzzled Washington. Why is Trump, who prefers to keep the upper hand in relationships, willing to let Netanyahu continually operate in direct defiance of his wishes?

“It’s slightly baffling and counterintuitive,” said Shalom Lipner, who served seven consecutive Israeli prime ministers in their offices over a quarter-century and is now at the Atlantic Council, a Washington think tank.

“Netanyahu’s moves have prolonged the Gaza war, created trouble for Trump with other U.S. allies in the region and made the expansion of the Abraham Accords excruciatingly difficult,” said Lipner, referring to Israel’s normalization of relations with a handful of Arab countries.

[...] Trump’s exasperation hasn’t turned into any form of public pressure: He has refused to leverage America’s vast military and political support for Israel, as well as his warm personal rapport with Netanyahu. Rather, he has opted to stand by as Israel launches a massive offensive into Gaza City and watch the prospects of his desired peace deal slip away.

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Jared Kushner: A Billionaire Built on Blood Money

After leaving the White House, Kushner raised $4.6B from Gulf Royals to launch Affinity Partners.

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