# @cgtneurope on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DZKqB2rkZPd
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- **Posted:** 2026-06-04T14:00:10.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** CGTN Europe (@cgtneurope) — https://gondola.cc/cgtneurope

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US President Donald Trump acknowledged calling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "crazy" in an expletive-filled phone exchange over fighting in Lebanon, while the US was trying to negotiate an end to hostilities with Iran. ⁣
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In an interview on the "Pod Force One" podcast, Trump was asked whether he had called the longtime Israeli leader "effing crazy" and accused him of ingratitude, paraphrasing a report by Axios. "I did," Trump said. "I wouldn't say angry. I was a little bit perturbed at his [constant] fighting with Lebanon, you know." ⁣
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Trump went on to say he and Netanyahu get along very well. According to the Axios report, which cited an unidentified US official, Trump said to Netanyahu in a call on Monday: "You're f****** crazy. You'd be in prison if it weren't for me. I'm saving your a**. Everybody hates you now. Everybody hates Israel because of this." ⁣
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Trump said in the interview: "At some point, I said, Bibi, we got to stop this. We got to stop it." ⁣
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Netanyahu, asked about the Axios report, declined to offer details of the conversation but said his relationship with Trump had not changed. ⁣
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#usa #israel #trump #netanyahu #lebanon #iran #axios

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lebanon, trump, israel, netanyahu, iran, usa, axios

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