As we all know, President Trump loves receiving awards, even if one comes from a leader whom he not so long ago apparently considered “obsessive” and “a deep, dark son-of-a-b____.”

As Trump and Israel Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu were briefing the media on their strategic discussions at Mar-a-Lago in Florida recently, the Israel leader informed Trump that he will be awarded the Israel Prize, the country’s highest civilian honor.

This was particularly special because the award is generally only bestowed on Israeli citizens or residents. There have been only one or two exceptions. In 1991, Zubin Mehta, a non-citizen and Indian who directed the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra for decades, received the prize.

It was also noteworthy because just about a year ago when Trump was still president-elect for his second term, he distributed a video in which an economics professor at Columbia University, David Sachs, blamed Netanyahu for the Iraq War, stating:

“The guy is nothing but obsessive, and he is still trying to get us to fight Iran this day, this week. He is a deep dark son-of-a-b____…sorry to tell you.”

The video probably would not have seen the light of day except that Trump posted it on his Truth Social platform (according to Wikipedia, 6.3 million monthly users), promoting a video of a man who not only called Netanyahu a s.o.b. but who accused Israel of genocide and said the US was........

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