US President Donald Trump wants to run for the next prime minister of Israel. He made the comments while speaking to reporters before the graduation ceremony of the US Coast Guard Academy on Wednesday (May 20) local time. Trump claimed that he is very popular in Israel.
\n“After I finish this job, I might go to Israel and run for prime minister,” he said. “I saw a poll this morning and it says I have 99 percent support. That’s pretty good.” However, he did not specify which poll he was referring to. The White House did not immediately comment on the matter.
\nBenjamin Netanyahu is currently serving as Israel’s prime minister. He has held the position multiple times since 1996. Trump has been known to be a strong supporter of Netanyahu in the ongoing situation surrounding the Iran war.
\nAsked if he had spoken to Netanyahu about the current state of the Iran war, Trump said, \u201cHe\u2019s fine. He\u2019s a very good man. He\u2019ll do whatever I ask him to do. He\u2019s a great man to me.\u201d The day before, Trump said he was considering a \u201cmajor attack\u201d on Iran. Two days earlier, he said he had called off the attack because of progress on a potential deal to end the war. \u201cLet\u2019s not forget, he\u2019s a wartime prime minister. I think Israel doesn\u2019t give him the credit he deserves. But he\u2019s a wartime prime minister, and I don\u2019t think he\u2019s getting the respect he deserves.\u201d Source: USA Today<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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