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Axelrod on reported Trump outburst at Netanyahu: ‘His analysis is not wrong’
Democratic strategist David Axelrod said Monday night that President Trump’s reported outburst at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on a phone call earlier in the day was justified.
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.”
“Look, I think that the president — his analysis is not wrong. I think — you know — Bibi Netanyahu has done tremendous damage, in my view, to Israel and to Israel’s standing in the world. And, this war — I think what Trump’s really mad about, if........